The Island of Crete

Crete is the largest island of Greece and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean . It has an area of about 8300 sq.km.

The island has an elongated shape, 260 km long from east to west and between 15 and 60 km wide.

The coastline is over 1000 km long and consist of both sandy beaches and rocky shores.

The high mountains are characteristic of the Cretan landscape. They form three mountain complexes, each with its own 'personality'.

Between the ranges lie semi-mountainous zones that cover the greater part of the island. There are also a few low lying plains as well as a number of high plateau.

Crete has about 600.000 inhabitants, of which over third live in the towns of Heraklion, Chania and Rethymno. The rest of the inhabitants are spread out in the numerous villages of the island. The large tracts of mountainous areas are sparsely populated, usually frequented only by shepherds.

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