Coordinates: 35°15′50″N 25°45′36″E / 35.264°N 25.760°E / 35.264; 25.760

Kolokytha

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Kolokytha
Native name:
Κολοκύθα
The islet of Kolokytha.
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Geography
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ArchipelagoCretan Islands
Area0.144 km2 (0.056 sq mi)
Administration
Greece
RegionCrete
Regional unitLasithi
Map of Elounda, Spinalonga and surrounding areas.

Kolokytha (Greek: Κολοκύθα "pumpkin", also known as Κολοκυθιά, Kolokythia) is a Greek islet. It is part of municipality Agios Nikolaos of the regional unit Lasithi,[1] eastern Crete. It is located approximately 850 meters east of the Spinalonga peninsula and forms a bay with it.

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References

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  1. ^ Livingston Vance Watrous, Lasithi, a History of Settlement on a Highland Plain in Crete, 1982, 89 pages