Elasa

35°16′23″N 26°20′24″E / 35.273°N 26.340°E / 35.273; 26.340ArchipelagoCretan IslandsArea1.746 km2 (0.674 sq mi)Highest point79Administration
Greece
RegionCreteRegional unitLasithiDemographicsPopulation0 (2001)

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.

Environmentally protected area

Elasa 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

References

  1. ^ Βορειανατολικό άκρο της Κρήτης Διονυσάδες, Ελάσα και Χερσόνησος Σιέρο Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

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