Spinalonga

Spinalonga (Kalydon)
Native name: Σπιναλόγκα (Καλυδών)
	Panoramic view from the mountain
Geography
Coordinates	35°17′51″N 25°44′17″E / 35.29750°N 25.73806°E
Archipelago	Cretan Islands
Area	0.085 km2 (0.033 sq mi)
Administration
	Greece
Region	Crete
Regional unit	Lasithi
Demographics
Population	0 (2001)

Spinalonga (Greek: Σπιναλόγκα) is an island in the Gulf of Elounda, north-eastern Crete, in the municipality of Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, next to the town of Plaka in the area of Kalydon. It is near the Spinalonga peninsula ("large Spinalonga") – which often causes confusion as the same name is used for both.

Following Venetian rule, when it was a fortress, the island became a leper colony.