Gulf of Chania
The Gulf of Chania is an embayment of the Sea of Crete in the northwestern region of the island of Crete in present-day Greece. One headland forming the Gulf of Chania is the promontory known as the Akrotiri Peninsula.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Agia Marina and Plataniás.
Agia Marina
Town
Gerani
Village
Gerani is a village and a community situated in the municipality of Platanias, Crete, Greece. Gerani is situated 9 km southwest of Gulf of Chania.
Gulf of Chania
- Type: Gulf
- Also known as: “Bay of Khaniá”, “Canea Bay”, “Golfe de Chania”, “Gulf of Khaniá”, “Kolpos Chanion”, “Kólpos Khaníon”, and “Órmos Khaníon”
- Categories: bay, gulf, and body of water
- Location: Chania, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.59674° or 35° 35′ 48″ north
Longitude
23.92706° or 23° 55′ 37″ east
Open location code
8G75HWWG+MR
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Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Gulf of Chania” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kólpos Chaníon”
- Dutch: “Golf van Chania”
- Finnish: “Chaniánlahti”
- French: “golfe de La Canée”
- French: “Golfe de La Canée”
- Greek: “Κόλπος των Χανίων”
- Greek: “Κόλπος Χανίων”
- Hebrew: “מפרץ חאניה”
- Italian: “golfo di Chania”
- Japanese: “ハニオン湾”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Chaniabukten”
- Norwegian: “Chaniabukten”
- Swedish: “Kólpos Chaníon”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Kato Stalos and Kato Daratso.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Nisída Theodoropoúla and Kástro Agíou Fragkískou.
Chania: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Chania and Kissamos.
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