St. Paul Islet
Mikronisi is an islet off the southern coast of the Greek island of Crete in the Libyan Sea. The islet is in a bay between the capes of Lithino and Kefalas, at Kommos, and close to Gortyn which was the ancient capital of Crete.- Type: Island
- Description: Greek islet off the southern coast of Crete
- Also known as: “Áyios Pávlos”, “Mikronisi”, “Mikronisi Irakleiou”, “Nisís Áyios Pávlos”, “Saint Paul Islet”, “Άγιος Παύλος”, and “Γαϊδουρονήσι”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Lasaea.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kali Limenes and Antiskari.
Matala
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.St. Paul Islet
Latitude
34.92748° or 34° 55′ 39″ north
Longitude
24.80616° or 24° 48′ 22″ east
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Open location code
8G66WRG4+XF
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“St. Paul Islet” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ميكرونيسي (جزيرة)”
- Arabic: “ميكرونيسي”
- Cebuano: “Nisída Ágios Pávlos”
- Finnish: “Mikronísi (Iraklion)”
- Finnish: “Mikronísi”
- Greek: “Nisída Ágios Pávlos”
- Greek: “Μικρονήσι Ηρακλείου”
- Greek: “Μικρονήσι”
- Greek: “Νησίδα Άγιος Παύλος”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Mikronisi”
- Norwegian: “Mikronisi”
- Swedish: “Nisída Ágios Pávlos”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Kaloí Liménes and Ágios Márkos.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Kaloi Limenes and Megalonísi.
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Worth a closer look: Heraklion and Chania.
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