(Κρήτη, Krētē, Latin Creta).
A. Settlement geography
C. is the largest Greek island, with an east-west extension of 250 km and a north-south extension of max. 60 km. The narrowest part is the Isthmus of Hierapytna in the east. The island's topography is shaped by its mountains. Three large mountain ranges dominate: in the west the ‘White Mountains’ ( Leúka órē , 2,482 m), in the centre the Ida Mountains (Pi…