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Gavdopoula

Greek islet in the Libyan Sea

Field	Value
name	Gavdopoula
native_name	Γαυδοπούλα
native_name_lang	el
image_name	Gavdopoula.jpg
image_caption	The islet of Gavdopoula
coordinates
map_image	GR_Gavdos.PNG
archipelago	Cretan Islands
area_km2	2
country	Greece
country_admin_divisions_title	Region
country_admin_divisions	Crete
country_admin_divisions_title_1	Regional unit
country_admin_divisions_1	Chania
country_admin_divisions_title_2	Municipality
population	0
population_as_of	2021
registration_plate	ΧΝ

Gavdopoula ( ) is a Greek islet in the Libyan Sea, north-west of its larger neighbour Gavdos and to the south of Crete. It is part of the municipality of Gavdos in the regional unit of Chania, Crete, and was part of the former Selino Province.

Nature

Gavdopoula is covered with phrygana (φρύγανα) low-lying shrubs. It is an important stop for migrating birds.

Important Bird Area

Both Gavdos and Gavdopoula have been designated by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area (IBA) because they support resident populations of European shags and Eurasian scops owls as well as passage migrants.

Proposed container shipping development

In 1998 the islet was the proposed site of an enormous container shipping storage facility. Environmentalists campaigned successfully to block the development and Gavdopoula is now a protected nature reserve and notably for migrating birds.

References

link. (2011-07-11 , ''Natural History Museum of Crete'' of the [[University of Crete]], Flora and Fauna on Gavdos, [http://www.gavdos-online.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1 Gavdos Online Service] {{webarchive). link. (2010-03-10 , March 1, 2008.)
. (2021). ["Gavdos and Gavdopoula islands, Crete"](http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gavdos-and-gavdopoula-islands-crete-iba-greece). *BirdLife International*.
"''Going to Gavdos'' by DeTraci Regula, About.com".

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