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Kourtaliotiko Gorge

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Kourtaliotiko Gorge
Kourtaliotiko Gorge
Kourtaliotiko Gorge
Kourtaliotiko Gorge
Kourtaliotiko Gorge
Kourtaliotiko Gorge
Kourtaliotiko Gorge
Kourtaliotiko Gorge
Kourtaliotiko Gorge
Kourtaliotiko Gorge
Kourtaliotiko Gorge
Kourtaliotiko Gorge
Kourtaliotiko Gorge
Kourtaliotiko Gorge
Kourtaliotiko Gorge
Kourtaliotiko Gorge
Kourtaliotiko Gorge
Kourtaliotiko Gorge
Kourtaliotiko Gorge
Kourtaliotiko Gorge
Kourtaliotiko Gorge
Kourtaliotiko Gorge
Kourtaliotiko Gorge
Kourtaliotiko Gorge
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The Kourtaliotiko Gorge , also known as the Asomatos Gorge , is a gorge on the southern side of the western part of the island of Crete. It is situated where the Kourtaliotiko River flows southwards between the mountains of Kouroupa and Xiron. The village of Koxare is at the northern end of the gorge. A road runs north to south through the gorge connecting Koxare to Asomatos; it then leads west, to the town of Plakias on the southern coast of Crete. There is a small church in the gorge and a 40-metre-high waterfall. The cliffs on the side of the gorge provide a roosting site for the Lammergeier vulture.There is a specific point on the gorge, about 20 metres from the northern entrance, some claps can be heard, like hands coming together. These claps are the kourtala, that give the name to the gorge. These are a consequence of the wind being funnelled through the high caves of the gorge and breaking the sound barrier. The point near the northern entrance is the main point where this sound can be heard.
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