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343:"Gavdos and Gavdopoula islands, Crete"
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353:from the original on 30 May 2023
349:. BirdLife International. 2021.
106:2 km (0.77 sq mi)
315:Natural History Museum of Crete
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1171:Important Bird Areas of Crete
377:by DeTraci Regula, About.com"
321:, Flora and Fauna on Gavdos,
278:List of communities of Chania
223:Gavdopoula is covered with
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195:) is a Greek islet in the
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162:Additional information
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323:Gavdos Online Service
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253:Eurasian scops owls
245:Important Bird Area
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149:Demographics
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920:Agriomandra
910:Agia Eirini
783:Papadoplaka
610:Schistonisi
578:Palaiosouda
497:Pondikonisi
357:27 February
255:as well as
95:Archipelago
82: /
58:Coordinates
1135:Categories
1102:Dodecanese
1068:/Prasonisi
1062:/Strongylo
1023:Paximadaki
1007:Megatzedes
970:Kolokythas
863:Paximadaki
844:Dionysades
768:/Makronisi
766:Megalonisi
480:Gavdopoula
387:2010-12-20
289:References
197:Libyan Sea
187:Γαυδοπούλα
179:Gavdopoula
154:Population
25:Γαυδοπούλα
17:Gavdopoula
1122:Echinades
1040:Prasonisi
1012:Mikronisi
972:/Vryonisi
930:Daskaleia
894:Trachilos
889:Strongyli
884:Mikronisi
879:Kyriamadi
853:Gianysada
848:Dragonada
778:Nisoplaka
772:Mikronisi
761:Mavronisi
757:/Petalidi
755:Glaronisi
712:Heraklion
698:Prasonisi
693:Peristeri
652:Paximadia
612:/Trachyli
595:Pontikaki
590:Petalouda
568:Leon/Nisi
563:Lazaretta
558:Koursaroi
491:Gramvousa
485:Gramvousa
470:Elafonisi
229:migrating
53:Geography
1114:Sporades
1098:Cyclades
1066:Vryonisi
1045:Prosfora
987:Makroulo
983:/Koumeli
858:Paximada
788:Paximadi
635:Rethymno
584:Petalida
580:/Marathi
553:Katonisi
533:Arnaouti
351:Archived
326:Archived
307:Archived
272:See also
225:phrygana
157:0 (2021)
1060:Sideros
1055:Psyllos
1036:/Pinakl
1017:Nikolos
992:Marmaro
965:Katergo
960:Kavaloi
940:Grandes
817:Lasithi
683:Diapori
621:Valenti
538:Artemis
493:, Imeri
487:, Agria
431:islands
317:of the
231:birds.
70:24°01′E
67:34°53′N
1146:Gavdos
1106:Euboea
1050:Pseira
997:Mavros
976:Konida
955:Karavi
803:Trafos
798:Thetis
573:Loutro
475:Gavdos
438:Chania
429:Cretan
243:as an
219:Nature
209:Chania
201:Gavdos
143:Chania
126:Region
118:Greece
1094:Crete
935:Fotia
869:Elasa
586:/Xera
548:Karga
502:Souda
205:Crete
183:Greek
131:Crete
981:Kymo
925:Avgo
359:2021
251:and
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