Nisos Elafonisos (36°29'N., 22°58'E.), 276m high, is a mostly barren island which lies close offshore on the E side of the entrance to Lakonikos Kolpos. Ormos Sarakiniko, a bay, indents the S side of the island and provides anchorage, in depths of 15 to 27m. A village, with a prominent white church, is situated at the NE side of the island. A boat channel leads between the N shore of the island and the mainland. A rock, marked by a light, lies close off the NE extremity of the island.

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