Valenti rock explained

Valenti
Native Name:Βαλέντι
Native Name Lang:el
Coordinates:35.5947°N 23.575°W
Archipelago:Cretan Islands
Country:Greece
Country Admin Divisions Title:Region
Country Admin Divisions:Crete
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:Regional unit
Country Admin Divisions 1:Chania
Country Admin Divisions Title 2:Municipality
Population:0
Population As Of:2001

Valenti (Greek, Modern (1453-);: 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. Administratively, it is located within the municipality of Kissamos, in Chania regional unit.

Valenti is mentioned in poems and mantinades and usually with Gramvousa. 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]

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Notes and References

  1. http://elliniko-panorama.gr/issues.php?issueId=26 Γραμβούσα - Μπάλος
  2. http://www.yen.gr/yen.chtm?prnbr=32451 Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Islands and Fisheries