Malaxa Mountain is a mountain at
Malaxa on the island of
Crete
Crete ( el, Κρήτη, translit=, Modern: , Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and ...
in the country of
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...
. This mountain feature is situated in northwestern coastal Crete in the vicinity of the city of
Chania
Chania ( el, Χανιά ; vec, La Canea), also spelled Hania, is a city in Greece and the capital of the Chania regional unit. It lies along the north west coast of the island Crete, about west of Rethymno and west of Heraklion.
The muni ...
.
Trypali limestone
Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of . Limestone forms whe ...
is a dominant rock of Malaxa Mountain. The ancient city of
Kydonia
Kydonia or Cydonia (; grc, Κυδωνία; lat, Cydonia) was an ancient city-state on the northwest coast of the island of Crete. It is at the site of the modern-day Greek city of Chania. In legend Cydonia was founded by King Cydon (), a son ...
held sway over lands to the south of it across the
Chania Plain The Chania Plain is a relatively level landform spreading southward from the city of Chania on the island of Crete in the present day country of Greece. The Chania Plain has been used as a logical study area for air pollution transport in the vicin ...
all the way to Malaxa Mountain.
[Hogan, 2008]
See also
*
Kastelli Hill
Kastelli Hill (also Kasteli; el, Λόφος Καστέλλι or Καστέλι) is a landform at the city of Chania on the island of Crete in the present day country of Greece. The Minoan city of ancient Cydonia was centered on Kastelli Hill, whic ...
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References
* H. Closs, Dietrich Hans Roeder, Klaus Schmidt (1978). ''Alps, Apennines, Hellenides: Geodynamic Investigation Along Geotraverses'', Schweizerbart, 620 pp., .
* C. Michael Hogan
''Cydonia'', The Modern Antiquarian, Jan. 23, 2008
Mountains of Crete
Landforms of Chania (regional unit)
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