Crete (Κρήτη / Kriti, occasionally spelled "Krete" in English) is the largest of the [wiki=6b718641741f992e68ec3712718561b8]Greek[/wiki] islands and is in the Mediterranean Sea between the [wiki=092b02d873e9ef77447aef88d2998a4c]Sea of Crete[/wiki] and the Libyan Sea, south of the [wiki=488cc9617ba1a61a786c641bda7f9ab3]Peloponnese[/wiki]. Crete is approximately 260 km long and 60 km wide. Crete consists of four prefectures: Chania, Rethimno, Heraklion and Lasithi.