Elafonisi

Elafonisi is an island located close to the southwestern corner of the Mediterranean island of , of which it is administratively a part, in the municipality of of the regional unit of .
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Crete, Greece
  • Also known as: Elafónisos”, “Élafos”, “Elaphonisi”, “Lafonisi”, and “Nisida Elafonisos

Places of Interest

Highlights include Elafonisi Beach and Elafonisi Lighthouse.

Beach

Beach
is a beach, which is situated 2½ km east of Elafonisi.

Elafonisi

Latitude
35.26987° or 35° 16′ 12″ north
Longitude
23.53454° or 23° 32′ 4″ east
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
Open location code
8G757G9M+WR
Geo­Names ID
262819
Wiki­data ID
Q1324824
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Elafonisi” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: إيلافونيسي
  • Armenian: Էլաֆոնիսի
  • Azerbaijani: Elafonisi adası
  • Bulgarian: Елафониси
  • Catalan: Elafonissi
  • Cebuano: Nisída Elafónisos
  • Dutch: Elafonissos
  • Estonian: Elafonisi
  • Estonian: Elafonísi
  • Finnish: Elafonisi
  • Finnish: Elafonísi
  • Finnish: Elafonissi
  • Finnish: Elafoníssi
  • French: Elafonísi
  • Galician: Elafonisi
  • German: Elafonisi
  • German: Elafonissi
  • Greek: Ελαφονήσι Χανίων
  • Greek: Ελαφονήσι
  • Greek: Ελαφόνησος
  • Greek: Λαφονήσι
  • Greek: Νησίδα Ελαφονήσι
  • Italian: Elafonisi
  • Italian: Elafonīsi
  • Italian: Elafonissi
  • Macedonian: Елафониси
  • Macedonian: Еленски Остров
  • Polish: Elafonisi
  • Romanian: Elafonisi
  • Russian: Элафониси
  • Spanish: Elafonisi
  • Swedish: Elafonisi
  • Turkish: Elafonisi
  • Ukrainian: Елафонісі
  • Urdu: ایلافونیسی
  • Western Panjabi: ایلافونیسی

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