Elasa

Elasa (Ελάσα) is an island that can be found northeast of Crete in the Aegean Sea, about 3.5 nmi from the palm tree forest of Vai. It is rocky and uninhabited covering 1.9 km2. Its highest point is 79 m above sea level. Administratively it comes within the Itanos municipality in Lasithi.

Environmentally protected area
Elasa is a neighbour of the Dionysades islands and is part of an environmentally protected area with many rare plants and animals including the Mediterranean monk seal.