Papadoplaka
Native name: Παπαδόπλακα | |
|---|---|
  Papadoplaka | |
| Geography | |
| Coordinates | 34°55′10″N 24°47′09″E / 34.9194°N 24.7858°E |
| Archipelago | Cretan Islands |
| Administration | |
Greece | |
| Region | Crete |
| Regional unit | Heraklion |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 (2001) |
Papadoplaka (Greek: Παπαδόπλακα) is a natural reef islet off the southern coast of the Greek island of Crete in the Libyan Sea. The islet is in a bay between cape Lithino and cape Kefalas, at Kommos, and close to Gortyn which was the ancient capital of Crete. The name can be loosely translated as the priest's rock.[1] It is administered within Heraklion regional unit.
Group of islets
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There are a group of four islets in the bay including Papadoplaka (to the west), Megalonisi (with the lighthouse), Mikronisi (also known as Agios Pavlos), and Trafos.
Minoan era
[edit]Papadoplaka was more substantial in Minoan times, due to lower sea levels, and is likely to have offered safe harbour for ships in that part of the bay.[1] J. W. Shaw believes that Papadoplaka is likely to have been linked with the coast via a partially submerged sandy shore. This would make a Minoan harbor at Kommos similar to the harbor at Amnisos.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b [1] Reconstructing Murex Royal Purple and Biblical Blue in the Aegean by Deborah Ruscillo.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Amnisos – Harbour town of Minos? by Jorg Schafer, p. 4.