GREEK ISLANDS
LISTING
 The
Greek Islands consist of
over 6,000 islands and
islets belonging to Greece.
Only 227 of the islands are
inhabited, and 78 of these
islands have more than 100
inhabitants.
The largest
Greek island by area is
Crete, located at the
southern edge of the Aegean
Sea. The second largest
island is Euboea, which is a
part of the central Greece
periphery. The third and
fourth largest Greek Islands
are Lesbos and Rhodes, the
rest of the islands are
smaller.
The Greek
islands are traditionally
grouped into the following
groups: The Argo-Saronic
Islands in the Saronic gulf
near Athens, the Cyclades, a
large collection occupying
the central part of the
Aegean Sea, the North Aegean
islands, a loose grouping
off the west coast of
Turkey, the Dodecanese,
another loose collection in
the southeast between Crete
and Turkey, the Sporades, a
small tight group off the
coast of Euboea, and the
Ionian Islands, located to
the west of the mainland in
the Ionian Sea.
Greek Islands by size
 The
following are the largest
Greek islands (all of them
are over 100 square miles):
Crete, Euboea,
Lesbos, Rhodes, Kefalonia,
Khíos, Corfu, Lemnos, Samos,
Naxos, Zakynthos, Thassos,
Andros, Lefkada, Karpathos,
Kos, Kythira.
Saronic islands :
Aegina, Hydra, Poros, Spetses, Angistri, Salamina, Psyttalia, Leros
Salaminos, Revythoussa, Moni
Aiginas, Dokos, Spetsopoula,
Romvi, Plateia, Psili, Agios
Georgios, Patroklou, Fleves,
Agios Georgios Salaminos,
Ypsili Diaporion, Ypsili
Argolidos, Agios Thomas
Diaporion, Agios Ioannis
Diaporion, Plateia Aiginis,
Laousses Islets, Kyra
Aiginis, Trikeri Hydras,
Alexandros Hydras,
Stavronisi Hydras, Velopoula,
Falkonera.
The Northern Sporades :
 Main
islands: Skiathos, Skopelos,
Skyros, Alonissos.
Other islands
and islets: Adelfoi Islets,
Agios Georgios, Skopelou,
Argos Skiathou, Dasia,
Erinia, Gioura, Grammeza,
Kyra Panagia, Lekhoussa,
Peristera, Piperi, Psathoura,
Repio, Rineia Skyrou,
Sarakino, Skandili,
Skantzoura.
The Ionian islands :
Antikythera, Antipaxi, Arkoudi, Atokos, Corfu, Drakonera, Elafonissos,
Ereikoussa, Ithaki or
Ithaca, Kalamos, Kastos,
Kefalonia, Kravia, Kythira,
Kythros, Lazaretto, Lefkada,
Makri, Makropoula, Mathraki,
Meganisi, Modia Islets,
Othonoi, Oxeia, Paxi,
Petalas, Pistros, Pontikos,
Provati, Skorpios, Sparti
Lefkados, Strofades, Vidos,
Vromonas, Zakynthos.
The Dodecanese islands :
(164 total islands of which 26 are inhabited): Adelfoi Islet, Agathonissi,
Agioi Theodoroi Halkis,
Agreloussa, Alimia,
Antitilos, Anydros Patmou,
Arefoussa, Arhangelos, Arkoi,
Armathia, Astakida,
Astypalaia, Faradonesia,
Farmakonisi, Fokionissia,
Fragos, Gaidourosnissi Tilou,
Glaros
 Kinarou,
Gyali, Halavra, Halki,
Hiliomodi Patmou, Hondro,
Htenies, Imia, Rho, Kalavros
Kalymnou, Kalolimnos,
Kalovolos, Kalymnos,
Kamilonisi, Kandeloussa,
Karavolas Rodhou, Karpathos,
Kasos, Kastellorizo (Megisti),
Kinaros, Kos, Koubelonisi,
Kouloundros, Kouloura,
Leipson, Kounoupoi,
Koutsomytis, Leipsoi, Leros,
Levitha, Makronisi Leipson,
Makronissi Kasou, Makry
Aspronisi Leipson, Makry
Halkis, Marmaras, Mavra
Levithas, Megalo Aspronisi
Leipson, Megalo Glaronisi,
Megalo Sofrano, Mesonisi
Seirinas, Mikro Glaronisi,
Mikro Sofrano, Nero, Nimos,
Nisyros, Paheia Nisyrou,
Patmos, Pergoussa,
Piganoussa, Pitta, Plati
Kasou, Plati Pserimou, Plati
Symis, Pontikoussa,
Prasonissi Rodhou, Prasouda,
Pserimos, Rhodos, Safonidi,
Saria, Seirina, Sesklio,
Stroggyli Kastellorizou,
Stroggyli, Strogulli
Kritinias, Strogyli Kasou,
Symi, Syrna, Telendos, Tilos,
Tragonisi, Zafora.
Aegean islands:
Samos, Fournoi Korseon, Thymaina, Ikaria, Chios, Oinousses, Psara,
Antipsara, Lesbos, Saint
Eustratius, Lemnos.
Islands in the Thracian Sea:
Samothraki, Thasos.
 The
Cyclades (consist of 220
islands) :
Agios Efstathios, Agios Nikolaos Donoussas, Amorgos, Anafi, Andros, Ano
Antikeros, Antimilos,
Anydros Amorgou, Askania,
Delos, Despotiko, Donoussa,
Eskhati, Fidoussa,
Folegandros, Glaroni,
Gramvoussa, Gyaros,
Hristiana, Htapodia Mykonou,
Ios, Iraklia, Kalogiros,
Kammeni, Kapititas,
Kardiotissa, Kato Antikeros,
Kato Kouphonissi, Kea, Keros,
Kimolos, Kitriani,
Kouphonissi, Kramvonissi,
Kythnos, Liadi Island,
Makronissos, Megalo, Milos,
Mykonos, Nata, Naxos,
Nikouria, Pahia Anaphis,
Pandros, Paros Antiparos,
Polyaigos, Rhineia,
Santorini/Thera, Schoinoussa,
Serifopoula, Serifos, Sifnos,
Sikinos, Stroggyli Parou,
Syros, Thirasia, Tinos, Vous.
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