Kea Channel

Kea Channel

The Kea Channel, is a passage of water in the Aegean Sea, lying between the islands of Makrotissi and Kea, just off Cape Sounion on the mainland of Greece. It is the location of the wreck of "HMHS Britannic", which was sunk on November 21, 1916.


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