Prasonisi (Gavdos)

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Prasonisi
Native name: Πρασονήσι
Geography
Coordinates 34°52′22″N24°04′30″E / 34.87278°N 24.07500°E / 34.87278; 24.07500 Coordinates: 34°52′22″N24°04′30″E / 34.87278°N 24.07500°E / 34.87278; 24.07500
ArchipelagoCretan Islands
Administration
Greece
Region Crete
Regional unit Chania
Demographics
Population0 (2001)

Prasonisi (Greek : Πρασονήσι, "leek island"), is a small islet off the southern coast of Crete, close to the northern coast of the island of Gavdos and between Gavdos and the islet of Gavdopoula, in the Libyan Sea. Administratively, it is located within the municipality of Gavdos, in Chania regional unit.

Greek language language spoken in Greece, Cyprus and Southern Albania

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Crete The largest and most populous of the Greek islands

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Gavdos Place in Greece

Gavdos is the southernmost Greek island, located to the south of its much larger neighbour, Crete, of which it is administratively a part, in the regional unit of Chania. It forms a community with surrounding islets and was part of the former Selino Province. The island is situated at the southern tip of Greece, thus making it the southernmost point of the entire European continent.

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