Gavdopoula
Gavdopoula (, ) is an islet located north-west of its larger neighbour, Gavdos, in the Libyan Sea. It is located to the south of Crete, of which it is administratively a part, in the regional unit of Chania. It is part of the municipality of Gavdos, and it 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.