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Crete

Ancient name
Creta
Modern name
Crete
Modern country
Greece
Crete is the largest of the Greek islands, separating the Aegean Sea and its islands from the rest of the Mediterranean. In Dati's day it was ruled by the Venetians as the Kingdom of Candia from the capital of Candia (now Heraklion).
Coordinates
37.5, 22.5

The toponym Crete appears in La Sfera in the following places:

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Map of the location P046

Variant spellings of Crete in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Crete.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, February 10, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/crete/.