| Native name: Βρυονήσι | |
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 The islet of Vryonisi which is also known as Prasonisi. | |
  Vryonisi | |
| 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, 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. 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. Various species of sea snail have been recorded living on and around the island. The island itself is mostly covered by salt-tolerant plants.
References
- American Journal of Archaeology and of the History of the Fine Arts. Archaeological Institute of America. 1937.
- ^ "Contribution To The Knowledge Of The Terrestrial Malacofauna Of The Island Group Of Dionysades (Crete, Greece)". Journal of Conchology. 38 (4). 2004.
- Foley, Brendan; Kourkoumelis, Dimitris; Theodoulou, Theotokis, Roman amphora cargoes in the sea of Chios—the 2008 mission
See also
| 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 | |||||
