Elsa Island

Elasa is an island that can be found northeast of Crete in the , about 3.5 nautical miles from the palm tree forest of Vai. It is rocky and uninhabited covering 1.9 square kilometres.
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  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of around 80 metres (260 feet)
  • Description: island off Sitia, Greece
  • Also known as
    “Elasa”
    “Elasa Island”
    “Élassa”
    “Nisida Elasa”
    “Nisís Elása”
    “Nisis Elesa”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kyriamadi.
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or Kereamathi has a double sense. is situated 5 km northwest of Elsa Island.
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Latitude
35.27235° or 35° 16′ 21″ north
Longitude
26.34083° or 26° 20′ 27″ east
Open location code
8G7878CR+W8
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Elsa Island” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “إلاسا”
  • Catalan: “Elasa”
  • Cebuano: “Nisída Elása”
  • Dutch: “Elasa”
  • Finnish: “Elása”
  • French: “Elása”
  • Greek: “Ελάσα Λασιθίου”
  • Greek: “Νησίδα Ελάσα”
  • Greek: “Νησίς Ελάσα”
  • Indonesian: “Pulau Elasa”
  • Italian: “Elasa”
  • Macedonian: “Еласа”
  • Russian: “Эласа”
  • Swedish: “Nisída Elása”
  • Turkish: “Elasa”
  • Ukrainian: “Еласа”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Vai and Erimoúpolis.

Lasithi: Highlights

Learn more about Agios Nikolaos and Sitia.
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