Gulf of Khaniá

Gulf of Khaniá, gulf on the northwestern coast of Crete (Modern Greek: Kríti), Greece. It is enclosed on the west by the north-south Rodhopós Peninsula, which rises to 2,454 feet (748 m) in Mount Títiron, and on the east by the mushroom-shaped Akrotíri Peninsula. The well-defined gulf is some 19 miles (30 km) wide between the tips of its confining peninsulas and has depths up to 650 feet (200 m). At the base of the...