Valenti rock
Valenti (Greek: Βαλέντι) is a rock close to the northwestern coast of Crete in the Aegean Sea.[1] It is just south of the island of Imeri Gramvousa and the islet of Arnaouti.[1] Administratively, it is located within the municipality of Kissamos, in Chania regional unit.
| Native name: Βαλέντι | |
|---|---|
 Valenti rock | |
| Geography | |
| Coordinates | 35°35′41″N 23°34′30″E |
| Archipelago | Cretan Islands |
| Administration | |
Greece | |
| Region | Crete |
| Regional unit | Chania |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 (2001) |
Valenti is mentioned in poems and mantinades and usually with Gramvousa.[1] In March 2008 a fatal nautical accident, resulting in the death of a 42-year-old man, occurred close to the rock and it is noted in a bulletin of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Islands and Fisheries.[2]
See also
References
- Γραμβούσα - Μπάλος Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine Greek Panorama, Issue 27, May/June 2002 (Greek)
- Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Islands and Fisheries Bulletin of 11 March 2008 (Greek) Archived October 2, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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