Elasa
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| Native name: Ελάσα | |
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Elasa island on the right.
Kyriamadi island on the left. |
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 Elasa (Greece)
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| Geography | |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Archipelago | Cretan Islands |
| Area | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
| Highest point | 79 |
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Greece
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| Region | Crete |
| Regional unit | Lasithi |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 (as of 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]
