1303 Crete earthquake: An earthquake destroys the Lighthouse of Alexandria in Egypt, one of the Seven wonders of the World

8 Aug 1303 · 35.00° N, 27.00° E

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When: 8 Aug 1303
Kind: Earthquake
Coordinates: 35.00° N, 27.00° E
Description: 1303 Crete earthquake: An earthquake destroys the Lighthouse of Alexandria in Egypt, one of the Seven wonders of the World.

Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 1303 Crete earthquake.

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Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “1303 Girit depremi meydana geldi”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Source page
Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Un terremoto de 8,0 sacude la isla de Creta generando un tsunami que deja miles de muertos y destruye el faro de Alejandría”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Source page

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