Lefka Ori (White Mountains)

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Lefka Ori, or the White Mountains, is a rugged limestone mountain range in western Crete known for its high peaks, extensive plateaus, and dramatic gorges.

All labels observed (4)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature ⓘ
gorge ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ
national park ⓘ
plateau ⓘ
plateau ⓘ
climate Mediterranean ⓘ
contains Askifou Plateau ⓘ
Omalos Plateau ⓘ
Samaria Gorge ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
drainsTo Cretan Sea ⓘ
linked to: Sea of Crete

Libyan Sea ⓘ
elevation 2453 m ⓘ
hasBiodiversity endemic Cretan fauna ⓘ
endemic Cretan flora ⓘ
hasCharacteristic karstic ⓘ
rugged ⓘ
snow-covered in winter ⓘ
hasEnglishName White Mountains ⓘ
hasFeature caves ⓘ
deep ravines ⓘ
dolines ⓘ
dramatic gorges ⓘ
extensive plateaus ⓘ
high peaks ⓘ
sinkholes ⓘ
hasGreekName Λευκά Όρη ⓘ
hasProtectedArea Samaria National Park ⓘ
highestPoint Pachnes ⓘ
locatedIn Crete ⓘ
Lefka Ori ⓘ
western Crete ⓘ
linked to: Western Crete
locatedOnIsland Crete ⓘ
material limestone ⓘ
nearbyCity Chania ⓘ
notablePeak Gingilos ⓘ
Melindaou ⓘ
Pachnes ⓘ
orientation east–west ⓘ
partOf Chania regional unit ⓘ
Mediterranean region ⓘ
usedFor ecotourism ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Samaria Gorge National Park → locatedInProtectedArea → Lefka Ori (White Mountains) ⓘ
Samaria Gorge National Park → partOf → Lefka Ori (White Mountains) massif ⓘ
linked to: Lefka Ori (White Mountains)
Samaria Gorge → locatedIn → White Mountains (Crete) ⓘ
subject linked to: White Mountains
linked to: Lefka Ori (White Mountains)
Imbros Gorge → locatedIn → White Mountains (Crete) ⓘ
subject linked to: White Mountains
linked to: Lefka Ori (White Mountains)
Aradena Gorge → locatedIn → White Mountains (Crete) ⓘ
subject linked to: White Mountains
linked to: Lefka Ori (White Mountains)
Omalos Plateau → locatedIn → White Mountains (Crete) ⓘ
subject linked to: White Mountains
linked to: Lefka Ori (White Mountains)
Samaria National Park → locatedIn → White Mountains (Crete) ⓘ
subject linked to: White Mountains
linked to: Lefka Ori (White Mountains)
Cretan wild goat (kri-kri) → habitat → White Mountains (Crete) ⓘ
subject linked to: White Mountains
linked to: Lefka Ori (White Mountains)
Samaria stream → sourceRegion → Lefka Ori (White Mountains) ⓘ
E4 European long-distance path → passesThrough → Lefka Ori (White Mountains of Crete) ⓘ
linked to: Lefka Ori (White Mountains)