Grandes ( el, Γκράντες) is a group of three small islands off the east coast of
Crete
Crete ( el, Κρήτη, translit=, Modern: , Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, ...
. Administratively it comes within the
Itanos municipality in
Lasithi
Lasithi ( el, Λασίθι) is the easternmost regional unit on the island of Crete, to the east of Heraklion. Its capital is Agios Nikolaos, the other major towns being Ierapetra and Sitia. The mountains include the Dikti in the west and the Th ...
. Grandes can be seen from the
Minoan site of
Roussolakkos near
Palekastro as can the island of
Elasa
Elasa ( el, Ελάσα) is an island that can be found northeast of Crete in the Aegean Sea, about from the palm tree forest of Vai. It is rocky and uninhabited covering . Its highest point is above sea level. Administratively it comes within th ...
.
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Landforms of Lasithi
Uninhabited islands of Crete
Islands of Greece