Psarocharako

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Psarocharako
Native name: Ψαροχάρακο
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Psarocharako
Geography
Coordinates 34°58′52″N25°30′08″E / 34.98111°N 25.50222°E / 34.98111; 25.50222 Coordinates: 34°58′52″N25°30′08″E / 34.98111°N 25.50222°E / 34.98111; 25.50222
ArchipelagoCretan Islands
Administration
Greece
Region Crete
Regional unit Heraklion

Psarocharako (Greek : Ψαροχάρακο, "fish rock") is a large rock off the southern coast of the Greek island of Crete in the Libyan Sea. The islet is administered from Viannos in Heraklion regional unit near Tertsa. [1]

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