Artemis (island)

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Artemis
Native name: Άρτεμις
Geography
Coordinates 35°16′00″N23°32′21″E / 35.26667°N 23.53917°E / 35.26667; 23.53917 Coordinates: 35°16′00″N23°32′21″E / 35.26667°N 23.53917°E / 35.26667; 23.53917
ArchipelagoCretan Islands
Administration
Greece
Region Crete
Regional unit Chania
Demographics
Population0 (2001)

Artemis (Greek : Άρτεμις), also called Prasonisi (Greek : Πρασονήσι, "leek island"), is a small uninhabited islet close to the southern coast of Crete in the Libyan Sea. It is located south-east of Elafonisi. Administratively, it is within the municipality of Innachori, in Chania regional unit.

Greek language language spoken in Greece, Cyprus and Southern Albania

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Libyan Sea The portion of the Mediterranean Sea north of the African coast of ancient Libya

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