Editing Crete (section)

===Surrounding islands===
{{Main|List of Greek islands#Cretan islands}}
{{GeoGroup|article=List of islands of Greece|section=Cretan islands of the Aegean Sea}}
{{GeoGroup|article=List of islands of Greece|section=Cretan islands of the Libyan Sea}}
[[File:Crete2022OSM.png|thumb|Detailed map of Crete and outlying islands]]
A large number of islands, [[islet]]s, and rocks hug the coast of Crete. Many are visited by tourists, some are only visited by [[Archaeology|archaeologists]] and [[biologist]]s. Some are [[Environmental protection|environmentally protected]]. A small sample of the islands includes:
*[[Gramvousa]] ([[Kissamos]], Chania) the pirate island opposite the Balo lagoon
*[[Elafonisi]] (Chania), which commemorates a shipwreck and an Ottoman massacre
*[[Chrysi (island)|Chrysi]] island ([[Ierapetra]], [[Lasithi]]), which hosts the largest natural ''[[Juniperus macrocarpa]]'' forest in Europe
*[[Paximadia]] island (Agia Galini, [[Rethymno]]) where the god Apollo and the goddess Artemis were traditionally believed to be born
*The Venetian fort and leper colony at [[Spinalonga]] opposite the beach and shallow waters of [[Elounda]] ([[Agios Nikolaos, Crete|Agios Nikolaos]], Lasithi)
*[[Dionysades]] islands which are in an environmentally protected region together with the Palm Beach Forest of [[Vai (Crete)|Vai]] in the municipality of [[Sitia]], Lasithi

Off the south coast, the island of [[Gavdos]] is located {{convert|26|nmi|km|0}} south of [[Hora Sfakion]] and is the [[Extreme points of Europe|southernmost]] point of [[Europe]].