Gávdhos
Gávdhos (gäv´ŧħôs), Clauda (klô´də), or Cauda (kô´də), small Mediterranean island, S Greece, near Crete. In the Acts of the Apostles it was the refuge of St. Paul's ship during the tempest.
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