Kolokythas
| Native name: Κολοκύθας | |
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 The islet of Kolokythas. | |
  Kolokythas (Greece) | |
| Geography | |
| Coordinates | 35°15′50″N 25°45′36″E / 35.264°N 25.760°ECoordinates: 35°15′50″N 25°45′36″E / 35.264°N 25.760°E |
| Archipelago | Cretan Islands |
| Area | 0.144 km2 (0.056 sq mi) |
| Country | |
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Greece | |
| Region | Crete |
| Regional unit | Lasithi |
Map of Elounda, Spinalonga and surrounding areas.
Kolokythas (Greek: Κολοκύθας "pumpkin", also known as Κολοκυθιά, Kolokythia and Βρυονήσι, Vryonisi, "moss island") is a Greek islet with a hotel. It is part of municipality Agios Nikolaos of the regional unit Lasithi, eastern Crete. It is located some 850 m east of the Spinalonga peninsula and forms a bay with it.[1]
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