Chania Prefecture is on the west end of the island and most of its surface is covered White Mountains. This spectacular mountain range rises just a few kilometers from the northern coast, reach the maximum height of 2543 m and then descends to the arid
and rocky slopes Libyan Sea. In the northeastern prefecture of Chania Souda Bay is the largest natural harbor in Greece, in the northern Gulf of Chania and Kissamos Bay to the east, the last two with wide sandy beaches.
