Elasa | |
Native Name: | Ελάσα |
Native Name Lang: | el |
Coordinates: | 35.273°N 26.34°W |
Map: | Greece |
Archipelago: | Cretan Islands |
Area Km2: | 1.746 |
Highest Mount: | 79 |
Country: | Greece |
Country Admin Divisions Title: | Region |
Country Admin Divisions: | Crete |
Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | Regional unit |
Country Admin Divisions 1: | Lasithi |
Country Admin Divisions Title 2: | Municipality |
Population: | 0 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Elasa (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Ελάσα) is an island that can be found northeast of Crete in the Aegean Sea, about 3.5nmi from the palm tree forest of Vai. It is rocky and uninhabited covering 1.9km2. Its highest point is 79m (259feet) above sea level. Administratively it comes within the Itanos municipality in Lasithi.
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]