Sea of Crete

The sea stretches to the north of the island of Crete, east of the islands of Kythera and Antikythera, south of the Cyclades, and west of the Dodecanese islands of Rhodes, Karpathos and Kassos.

Across the island of Crete, to the opposite shore of it begins the Libyan Sea.

Ferry routes to and from Piraeus and Heraklion, as well as the southern islands of the Aegean and the Dodecanese, run in this area.

Just off the coastline of Northeastern Crete, the sea reaches a maximum depth of near 3,293 m (10,000 ft).

[citation needed] Other sources (maps) show a maximum depth of 2,591 m (8,500 ft).