the Aegean Sea
The Aegean Sea.
IT'S CRETE
That is the island of Crete, in Greek it is written Κρήτη.=====================================Wellll . . . maybe so, but you'd really have to accept a pretty loose definition of "approximately".That point is actually on the international border between Libya and Egypt, about 490 milessouth-southeast of Tobruk, and 510 miles southwest of the center of Cairo.Crete is 10° north of there, at 25° East / 35°North.
The palace of Knossos was located in North-Central Crete.
That point is on the mainland of Greece, near Athens.
Aegean Sea
The Aegean Sea.
the Aegean Sea
Athens.
There are a number of islands just northeast of Crete, including Dragonada, Karpathos, Kos and Rhodes.
IT'S CRETE
200 miles
8956km from Raleigh to Athens Greece
Knossos is a city on the island Crete. North central coast, 5 km (3.1 mi) southeast of Heraklion.
Turkey lies directly to it's North; to the East is Syria, and to the South the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt. The nearest country to the West is the island of Crete, which is several hundred miles away.
83 miles taking this route:Take SR-69 NORTH from Jasper to I-65 NORTH.Take I-65 NORTH to Athens.
On the Plain of Marathon, 26 miles north of Athens.