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Creta Forata (Crete Forade in Friulian) is a mountain of the Carnic Alps that lies on the border of Veneto and Friuli, northeast Italy, with an elevation of 2,462 m. It is located near the village of Sappada in the Piave Valley. Formed of limestone, it is the highest mountain of the eastern Terza - Siera Group and boasts a twin summit.
Crete (/ k r iː t / KREET; Greek: Κρήτη, Modern: Kríti, Ancient: Krḗtē [krɛ̌ːtεː]) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and Corsica.
Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map. [ 1 ] Sanpete County and Sevier County make up the "Little Scandinavia" portion of Utah, where many of Utah's 20,000 19th-century Scandinavian immigrants settled.
The Crete Senesi refers to an area of the Italian region of Tuscany immediately to the south of Siena.It consists of a range of hills and woods among villages and includes the comuni of Asciano, Buonconvento, Monteroni d'Arbia, Rapolano Terme and San Giovanni d'Asso, all within the province of Siena.
[19] [20] In September 2008, Crate & Barrel opened its first location outside the United States, at Yorkdale Shopping Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. [12] A new two-story 35,000-square-foot (3,300 m 2) building, similar to other newly opened stores in the U.S., was constructed. A second Canadian store in Calgary opened in October 2009. [21]
The Bull-Leaping Fresco from Knossos showing bull-leaping, c. 1450 BC; probably, the dark skinned figure is a man and the two light skinned figures are women. The history of Crete goes back to the 7th millennium BC, preceding the ancient Minoan civilization by more than four millennia.
In 2009, the Italian law 135 [7] stated that only products totally made in Italy (planning, manufacturing and packaging) are allowed to use the labels 100% Made in Italy, 100% Italia, tutto italiano in every language, with or without the flag of Italy. Each abuse is punished by the Italian law. [8]
Zakros (Greek: Ζάκρος also Zakro or Kato Zakro) is a Minoan archaeological site on the eastern coast of Crete in Lasithi, Greece.It is regarded as one of the six Minoan palaces, and its protected harbor and strategic location made it an important commercial hub for trade to the east.