Elasa (Greek: Ελάσα) is an island that can be found northeast of Crete in the Aegean Sea, about 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 kilometres; 4.0 miles) from the palm tree forest of Vai. It is rocky and uninhabited covering 1.9 square kilometres (0.7 square miles). Its highest point is 79 metres (259 feet) above sea level. Administratively it comes within the Itanos municipality in Lasithi.
Native name: Ελάσα | |
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 Elasa island on the right. Kyriamadi island on the left. | |
  Elasa | |
| Geography | |
| Coordinates | 35°16′23″N 26°20′24″E / 35.273°N 26.340°E |
| Archipelago | Cretan Islands |
| Area | 1.746 km2 (0.674 sq mi) |
| Highest point | 79 |
| Administration | |
Greece | |
| Region | Crete |
| Regional unit | Lasithi |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 (2001) |
Environmentally protected area
editElasa is a neighbour of the Dionysades islands and is part of an environmentally protected area with many rare plants and animals including the Mediterranean monk seal.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Βορειανατολικό άκρο της Κρήτης Διονυσάδες, Ελάσα και Χερσόνησος Σιέρο Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
External links
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