Chrysi (island)

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Chrysi or Chrisi (Chrysí, lit. 'golden', also known as Gaidouronisi, Gaïdouronísi, lit. 'donkey island') is an uninhabited Greek island approximately 15 kilometres (9 miles) south of Crete close to Ierapetra in the Libyan Sea. Approximately 700 metres (2, 300 feet) east of the island is the island of Mikronisi. Administratively these islands fall within the Ierapetra municipality in Lasithi. It contains a small harbour and church, the Church of Saint Nicholas, on its northwestern coast.

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