Lefka Ori (White Mountains)

E393055

geographical feature gorge mountain range national park plateau

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.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
White Mountains (Crete)	6
Lefka Ori (White Mountains) canonical	2
Lefka Ori (White Mountains) massif	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical feature ⓘ gorge ⓘ mountain range ⓘ national park ⓘ plateau ⓘ plateau ⓘ
climate	Mediterranean ⓘ
contains	Askifou Plateau ⓘ Omalos Plateau ⓘ Samaria Gorge National Park ⓘ surface form: Samaria Gorge
continent	Europe ⓘ
country	Greece ⓘ
drainsTo	Sea of Crete ⓘ surface form: Cretan Sea 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 Gorge National Park ⓘ surface form: Samaria National Park
highestPoint	Pachnes ⓘ
locatedIn	Crete ⓘ Lefka Ori ⓘ Western Crete ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

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) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lefka Ori (White Mountains) massif

White Mountains → locatedIn → Lefka Ori (White Mountains) ⓘ

subject surface form: Samaria Gorge