Vryonisi

Vryonisi
Native name: Βρυονήσι
	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
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]

References

^ American Journal of Archaeology and of the History of the Fine Arts. Archaeological Institute of America. 1937.
^ ^a ^b "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

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