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Regions of the Greek islands. Greece has many islands, [Note 1] with estimates ranging from somewhere around 1,200 [1] to 6,000, [2] depending on the minimum size to take into account. The number of inhabited islands is variously cited as between 166 [3] and 227. [2] The largest Greek island by both area and population is Crete, located at the ...
Extent of the Aegean Sea. This is a list of Aegean Islands, which includes the English, Modern Greek, Ancient Greek, Latin, Medieval Latin, and Italian names for these islands in the Aegean Sea arranged by island group. [Note 1] Since World War II, the vast majority of the islands and islets are in Greek territory with notable exception being ...
Website. www.chios.gr. Chios (/ ˈkaɪ.ɒs, ˈkaɪ.oʊs, ˈkiː -/; Greek: Χίος, romanized: Chíos [ˈçi.os] ⓘ, traditionally known as Scio in English) is the fifth largest Greek island, situated in the northern Aegean Sea, and the tenth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. The island is separated from Turkey by the Chios Strait.
Topographic map of Greece. Greece is located in South Eastern Europe, bordering the Ionian Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. It is a peninsular country, with an archipelago of about 3,000 islands. It has a total area of 131,957 km 2 (50,949 sq mi), [6] of which land area is 130,647 km 2 and internal waters (lakes and rivers) account for 1,310 km 2.
1990 (14th Session) Delos (/ ˈdiːlɒs /; Greek: Δήλος [ˈðilos]; Attic Greek: Δῆλος, Doric Greek: Δᾶλος), is a small Greek island near Mykonos, close to the centre of the Cyclades archipelago. Though only 3.43 km 2 (1.32 sq mi) in area, it is one of the most important mythological, historical, and archaeological sites in Greece.
The island of Rhodes is shaped like a spearhead, 79.7 km (49.5 mi) long and 38 km (24 mi) across at its widest, with a total area of approximately 1,400 km 2 (541 sq mi) and a coastline of approximately 220 km (137 mi). Limestone is the main bedrock. [42] The city of Rhodes is located at the northern tip of the island, as well as the site of ...
Salamis (/ ˈsæləmɪs / SAL-ə-miss; Ancient Greek and Katharevousa: Σαλαμίς, romanized: Salamís) [3] or Salamina (Modern Greek: Σαλαμίνα, romanized: Salamína) is the largest Greek island in the Saronic Gulf, about two kilometres (one nautical mile) from the coast of Athen's port of Piraeus and about 16 km ( nmi) west of ...
Antikythera (/ ˌ æ n t ɪ k ɪ ˈ θ ɪər ə / AN-tik-ih-THEER-ə, US also / ˌ æ n t aɪ k ɪ ˈ-/ AN-ty-kih-; [2] [3] Modern Greek: Αντικύθηρα, romanized: Antikýthira, IPA: [andiˈciθira]) [note 1] or Anticythera, known in antiquity as Aigilia (Αἰγιλία), is a Greek island lying on the edge of the Aegean Sea, between Crete and Peloponnese.