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Korakias

Headland in northern Crete From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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35°25′11″N 24°45′45″E Korakias or Cape Korakias (Greek: Άκρα Κορακιάς, romanized: Akra Korakias) is a headland in northern Crete; the northwest extremity of the bay of Bali.[1] It is identified with the ancient promontory called Dium or Dion (Ancient Greek: Δίον ἄκρον, romanized: Dion akron, Latin: Dium promontorium).[2][3][4] It has been supposed by some authors that the ancient city of Dium, spoken of by Pliny the Elder,[5] was located near this headland.[6]

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