Native name:
Βρυονήσι | |
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Geography | |
Coordinates | 35°07′47″N 25°45′46″E / 35.1297°N 25.7628°E / 35.1297; 25.7628 |
Archipelago | Cretan Islands |
Administration | |
Greece | |
Region | Crete |
Regional unit | Lasithi |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 (2001) |
Prasonisi, also known as Vryonisi,[1] is an uninhabited Greek islet, in the Aegean Sea, close to the northern coast of eastern Crete. It is extremely small, measuring just 0.034 square kilometres (370,000 sq ft) in area.[2] Notably, there is a shipwreck on the islet's southern side, over thirty metres beneath the sea; the ship itself is broken up and possibly buried but remains of pottery, including amphorae, have been reported.[3] Various species of sea snail have been recorded living on and around the island. The island itself is mostly covered by salt-tolerant plants.[2]
Cretan islands
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Chania regional unit |
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Rethymno regional unit |
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Heraklion regional unit |
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Lasithi regional unit |
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Greek islands: Aegean Islands, Saronic Islands, Crete, Cyclades, Dodecanese, Euboea, North Aegean Islands, Sporades, Ionian Islands, Echinades |