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Encyclopedia > List of islands in the Mediterranean

This is a list of islands in the Mediterranean Sea: Composite satellite image of the Mediterranean Sea. ...

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By area

== Australia is the biggest island!! ==

  Name Image Country Area (km²) Population Capital/Main City Political Status Flag
1 Sicily Italy 25,460 5,010,000 Palermo autonomous region with special statute
2 Sardinia Italy 23,813 1,656,000 Cagliari autonomous region with special statute
3 Cyprus Cyprus 9,251 1,048,000 [1] Nicosia de jure: single independent state, de facto: divided into two separate independent states - the Republic of Cyprus and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
4 Corsica France 8,681 275,000 Ajaccio territorial collective
5 Crete Greece 8,261 624,000 Heraklion periphery (administrative division)
6 Euboea Greece 3,655 218,000 Chalcis prefecture
7 Majorca Spain 3,640 778,000 Palma part of an autonomous communtity
8 Lesbos Greece 1,630 90,000 Mytilene prefecture
9 Rhodes Greece 1,398 110,000 Rhodes part of a prefecture
10 Minorca Spain 964 87,000 Mahon part of an autonomous communtity
11 Chios Greece 904 54,000 Chios prefecture
12 Kefalonia Greece 904 42,000 Argostoli prefecture
13 Corfu Greece 592 110,000 Corfu prefecture
14 Ibiza Spain 577 | 111,000 Ibiza Town part of an autonomous communtity
15 Djerba Tunisia 523 60,000 Houmt Souk part of an governorate which is centred on the mainland
16 Lemnos Greece 476
17 Samos Greece 476
18 Naxos Greece 428
19 Zakynthos Greece 406
20 Cres Croatia 406
21 Krk Croatia 405
22 Brač Croatia 395
23 Andros Greece 380
24 Thasos Greece 378
25 Lefkada Greece 303
26 Karpathos Greece 301
27 Hvar Croatia 300
28 Kos Greece 290
29 Pag Croatia 285
30 Gökçeada Turkey 279
31 Korčula Croatia 279
32 Cythera Greece 278
33 Icaria Greece 255
34 Malta Malta 246 373,000 [2] Valletta main island of an independent state

Sicily (Sicilia in Italian and Sicilian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,708 km² (9,926 sq. ... Image File history File links Sicily-EO.JPG‎ NASA orbital photo of sicily, from earthobservatory. ... For other uses, see Palermo (disambiguation). ... Article 116 of the Italian Constitution contemplates that five of the 20 Italian regions shall benefit of particular conditions of autonomy. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Sardinia (pronounced ; Italian: ; Sardinian: or Sardinnya) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily). ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (500x700, 44 KB) Summary Description: Credit Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC The island of Sardinia sits between the Mediterranean Sea to the south and west and the Tyrrhenian Sea to the east. ... Cagliari City Hall Cagliari (Greek: ; Latin: Carales and Caralis[1]; Catalan: Càller; Sardinian: Casteddu) is the capital of the island of Sardinia, a region of Italy. ... Article 116 of the Italian Constitution contemplates that five of the 20 Italian regions shall benefit of particular conditions of autonomy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sardinia. ... Download high resolution version (1002x752, 96 KB)MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) Satellite Image of the Island of Cyprus. ... Look up De jure in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... De facto is a Latin expression that means in fact or in practice. It is commonly used as opposed to de jure (meaning by law) when referring to matters of law or governance or technique (such as standards), that are found in the common experience as created or developed without... Anthem İstiklâl Marşı(Turkish) Independence March Capital Nicosia Official languages Turkish Government Representative democratic republic1  -  President Mehmet Ali Talat  -  Prime Minister Ferdi Sabit Soyer Sovereignty from Cyprus   -  Proclaimed November 15, 1983   -  Recognition Only by Turkey  Area  -  Total 3,355 km² (not ranked) 1,295 sq mi   -  Water (%) 2. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cyprus. ... “Corsican” redirects here. ... Download high resolution version (492x822, 76 KB)Corsica, satellite image This true-color image was acquired by the Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), flying aboard NASAs Terra satellite, on December 7, 2001. ... Location within France Ajaccio (French: Ajaccio; Corsican: Aiacciu) is a city (commune) of France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Corsica. ... For the famous World War II battle, see: Battle of Crete For other uses, see Crete (disambiguation). ... http://ccwf. ... Morosini Fountain on Venizelou square in Heraklion, Crete, built in 1628 Heraklion or Iraklion (Greek: Ηράκλειο; Italian: Candia), is the largest city and the capital of Crete. ... The peripheries (περιφέρειες) are the subnational divisions of Greece. ... Euboea or Negropont (Modern Greek: Εύβοια Evia, Ancient Greek Εúβοια Eúboia; see also List of traditional Greek place names), is the largest island of the Greek archipelago. ... Image File history File links Euboea Island, Greece - March 1990 image description here File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Coordinates 38°28′ N 23°36′ E Country Greece Periphery Central Greece Prefecture Euboea Population 53,584 source (2001) Area 30. ... Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos, Greek: νομοί, νομός)): See also List of the prefectures of Greece by area List of the prefectures of Greece by population density List of the prefectures of Greece by population External... Location Location of Majorca in Balearic Islands Coordinates : 39° 30’N , 3°0E Time Zone : CET (UTC+1) - summer: CEST (UTC+2) General information Native name Mallorca (Catalan) Spanish name Mallorca Postal code 07001-07691 Area code 34 (Spain) + 971 (Illes Balears) Website http://www. ... Download high resolution version (1280x958, 174 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Palma (Catalan) Spanish name Palma de Mallorca Postal code 070XX Area code 34 (Spain) + 971 (Palma de Mallorca) Website http://www. ... Autonomous communities of Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mallorca. ... Lesbos, shown off the coast of the Anatolian peninsula (Asiatic Turkey), northwest of İzmir. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (639x633, 111 KB) Lesbos Island, Greece - September/October 1995 image description here File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Mytilene (Greek: Μυτιλήνη - Mytilíni, Turkish: Midilli), also Mytilini, is the capital city of Lesbos (formerly known as Lesbos but the modern name is Mytilene), a Greek island in the Aegean Sea, and the Lesbos Prefecture as well. ... Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos, Greek: νομοί, νομός)): See also List of the prefectures of Greece by area List of the prefectures of Greece by population density List of the prefectures of Greece by population External... Deer statues in Mandraki harbor, where the Colossus of Rhodes once stood This article is about the Greek island of Rhodes. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1948x1931, 5781 KB) Other versions Image:Rodas. ... Rhodes (Greek: Ρόδος - Ródos) is the main city of the Greek island of Rhodes, in the Aegean Sea. ... Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos, Greek: νομοί, νομός)): See also List of the prefectures of Greece by area List of the prefectures of Greece by population density List of the prefectures of Greece by population External... Flag of Minorca This is a taula from the site of Talatì de Dalt about 4km west of Maó Minorca (Menorca both in Catalan and Spanish and increasingly in British usage; from Latin Balearis Minor, later Minorica minor island) is one of the Balearic Islands (Illes Balears Catalan official name... The Irish surname MacMahon is not related. ... Autonomous communities of Spain. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Chios (Greek: , alternative transliterations Khios and Hios, see also List of traditional Greek place names; Ottoman Turkish: صاقيز Sakız; Genoese: Scio) is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea five miles off the Turkish coasts. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (640x640, 304 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Chios Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create... Chios (Greek: Χίος - Chíos) is a town in eastern Greece. ... Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos, Greek: νομοί, νομός)): See also List of the prefectures of Greece by area List of the prefectures of Greece by population density List of the prefectures of Greece by population External... Kefalonia, also known as Cephallenia, Cephallania, Cephallonia, Kefallinia, or Kefallonia (Ancient Greek: Κεφαλληνία; Modern Greek: Κεφαλλονιά or Κεφαλονιά ), is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece with an area of 350 sq. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1131x986, 743 KB) The Greek islands Kephalonia and Ithaka, produced with NASA World Wind File links The following pages link to this file: Kefalonia ... Argostoli (Greek: Modern: Αργοστόλι, Ancient/Katharevousa: -ον, -on) has been the capital and administrative centre of Kefalonia, Greece, since 1757, following a population shift down from the old capital of Agios Georgios (also known as Kastro) to take advantage of the trading opportunities provided by the sheltered bay upon which Argostoli sits. ... Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos, Greek: νομοί, νομός)): See also List of the prefectures of Greece by area List of the prefectures of Greece by population density List of the prefectures of Greece by population External... Pontikonisi island in the background with the Vlaheraina Monastery in the foreground. ... Download high resolution version (777x1647, 183 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Corfu (Greek: Κέρκυρα - Kérkyra) is a city in north-western Greece. ... Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos, Greek: νομοί, νομός)): See also List of the prefectures of Greece by area List of the prefectures of Greece by population density List of the prefectures of Greece by population External... Ibiza (Catalan: Eivissa) is one of the Balearic Islands located in the Mediterranean Sea (), belonging to Balearic Islands (Spain). ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1280x958, 82 KB) Sattelite image of Ibiza - Source: NASA World Wind - Used Filter: NTL Landsat7 (Visible Color) - License: The Landsat Global Mosiac, Blue Marble, and the USGS raster maps and images are all Public Domain. ... Ibiza Town Ibiza Town (Catalan, Vila dEivissa) is a municipality of Spain. ... Autonomous communities of Spain. ... Flag of Ibiza, drawn by me. ... Djerba [1] (also transliterated as Jerba, Jarbah or Girba جزيرة جربة) is the largest island off North Africa, located in the Gulf of Gabes off the coast of Tunisia. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (4135x4096, 732 KB) Ile de Djerba Mission: ISS002 Roll: 749 Frame: 82 Mission ID on the Film or image: ISS002 Country or Geographic Name: TUNISIA Features: DJERBA ISLAND Center Point Latitude: 33. ... Houmt Souk is the main town of the island of Djerba, Tunisia. ... The following is a list of the 24 governorates of Tunisia: Ariana Béja Ben Arous Bizerte Gabès Gafsa Jendouba Kairouan Kasserine Kebili Kef Mahdia Manouba Medenine Monastir Nabeul Sfax Sidi Siliana Sousse Tataouine Tozeur Tunis Zaghouan Categories: Tunisia | Lists of subnational entities ... Lemnos (mod. ... Samos (Greek Σάμος) is a Greek island in the Eastern Aegean Sea, located between the island of Chios to the North and the archipelagic complex of the Dodecanese islands to the South and in particular the island of Patmos and off the coast of Turkey, on what was formely known as... Naxos (Greek: Νάξος; Italian: Nicsia; Turkish: NakÅŸa) is a Greek island, the largest island (428 km²) in the Cyclades island group in the Aegean. ... Zakynthos (Greek: Ζάκυνθος), the third largest of the Ionian Islands, covers an area of 410 square kilometers and its coastline is roughly 123 kilometers in length. ... Location of Cres in Croatia Cres (Italian Cherso, Latin Crepsa) is an Adriatic island in Croatia. ... Location of Krk in Croatia Krk (Italian Veglia, Latin Curicta) is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea, located near Rijeka in the Bay of Kvarner and part of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar county. ... Location of Brač Brač (pronounced as Bra-tch; Latin Bratzis, Italian Brazza) is an island in the Adriatic Sea within Croatia, with an area of 396 km², making it the third largest island in the Adriatic, and thus the largest in Dalmatia. ... Andros, or Andro (Greek: Άνδρος), an island of the Greek archipelago, the most northerly of the Cyclades, approximately 10 km (6 miles) south east of Euboea, and about 3 km (about 2 miles) north of Tinos. ... Coordinates 40°43′ N 24°46′ E Country Greece Periphery East Macedonia and Thrace Prefecture Kavala Population 13,765 source (2001) Area 380. ... Lefkada, or Lefkas (Greek: Modern: Λευκάδα, Ancient/Katharevousa: -as) is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea, connected to the mainland by a long causeway and floating bridge, as well as the islands capital city. ... Karpathos (Greek: , Turkish: , Italian: , Latin: ; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is the second largest of the Greek Dodecanese islands, in the southeastern Aegean Sea. ... Hvar (Croatia) For the acronym, see HVAR. Hvar (Lesina in Italian) is a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea, located off the Dalmatian coast. ... Port and city view of Kos town on the island Kos. ... Pag (Latin Pagus, village, Italian Pago) is an island in northern Adriatic Sea, off the coast of Croatia. ... Part of the Venetian fortress on Bozcaada island Gökçeada and Bozcaada are two islands in the Aegean Sea which are part of Çanakkale Province in Turkey. ... County Dubrovnik–Neretva Area 279 km² (entire island) Location Mayor Mirko Duhović (SDP) Population 3,232 (town); 16,138 (island) Korčula (Italian Curzola, Latin Corcyra Nigra, Greek Korkyra Melaina, Old-Slavic: Krkar) is an island in the Adriatic Sea, in the Dubrovnik-Neretva county of Croatia. ... Kythira, also seen as Kythera, Cythera or Tsirigo, is an island, one of the Ionian Islands. ... For the utopian place see the entry for Étienne Cabet Icaria, also spelled Ikaria (Greek: Ικαρία), locally Nikaria or Nicaria (Νικαριά), previous name: Doliche (Δολίχη), is a Greek island 10 nautical miles (19 km) south-west of Samos. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x640, 49 KB) Summary Malta as seen from the International Space Station. ... Valletta, population 6,315 (official estimate for 2005), is the capital city of Malta. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Malta. ...

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A vast majority of the Adriatic sea islands are located near the northeastern, Croatian coast. ... ÄŒiovo is a small island located off the Adriatic coast in Croatia with area of 28. ... Satellite image of Vis (bigger) and BiÅ¡evo (smaller) BiÅ¡evo (Italian: ) is an island in Croatian part of Adriatic Sea. ... Location of Brač Brač (pronounced as Bra-tch; Latin Bratzis, Italian Brazza) is an island in the Adriatic Sea within Croatia, with an area of 396 km², making it the third largest island in the Adriatic, and thus the largest in Dalmatia. ... Brijuni, Brioni or Brioni Islands are a group of twelve small islands in the Northern Adriatic Sea, off the west coast of the Istrian peninsula in Croatia. ... Veľký Krtíš District in the Banská Bystrica region Brusník (Hungarian: ) is a village and municipality in the Veľký Krtíš District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia. ... Location of Cres in Croatia Cres (Italian Cherso, Latin Crepsa) is an Adriatic island in Croatia. ... Satellite image of Drvenik mali Drvenik Mali is an island in Croatian part of Adriatic Sea. ... Satellite image of Drvenik veliki Drvenik veliki (sometimes called Drvenik veli) is an island in Croatian part of Adriatic Sea. ... Dugi Otok Dugi Otok (Croatian for Long Island) is an island in the Adriatic Sea, part of Croatia. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Hvar (Croatia) For the acronym, see HVAR. Hvar (Lesina in Italian) is a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea, located off the Dalmatian coast. ... Iž (Croatia) Satellite image of Iž Iž (in Italian Isola Esa) is an island in Croatian part of Adriatic Sea. ... The islands of Ilovik and Sveti Petar are located in Croatia south of the island Losinj, separated by the strait, Ilovacka vrata. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Satellite image of Kaprije This is an article about island named Kaprije. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... County Dubrovnik–Neretva Area 279 km² (entire island) Location Mayor Mirko Duhović (SDP) Population 3,232 (town); 16,138 (island) Korčula (Italian Curzola, Latin Corcyra Nigra, Greek Korkyra Melaina, Old-Slavic: Krkar) is an island in the Adriatic Sea, in the Dubrovnik-Neretva county of Croatia. ... Kornati Islands The Croatian Kornati archipelago (Italian: ) is located in central Dalmatia, south of Zadar. ... Krapanj is an island of Croatia in the central Dalmatian county of Å ibenik. ... Location of Krk in Croatia Krk (Italian Veglia, Latin Curicta) is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea, located near Rijeka in the Bay of Kvarner and part of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar county. ... Map showing the location of Lastovo in Croatia Lastovo (Italian: Lagosta, Latin: Augusta Insula, Greek: Ladestanos, Illyrian: Ladest) is an island, town and municipality in the Dubrovnik-Neretva county in Croatia. ... LoÅ¡inj (pronounced low-sheen) (Italian Lussino, Latin Apsorrus) is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea, in the Kvarner gulf. ... Lokrum or Lacroma is an island in the Adriatic Sea, a short boat ride from Dubrovnik, Croatia. ... The harbour in Lopud Franciscan monastery in Lopud Lopud is a small island off the coast of Dalmatia, southern Croatia. ... Satellite image of Vele Srakane (bigger) and Male Srakane (smaller) Male Srakane is an island in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea, which is situated between LoÅ¡inj, Unije and Susak, just south of Vele Srakane. ... Mljet (Latin Melita, Italian Meleda) is the most southerly and easterly of the larger Adriatic islands of the Dalmatia region of Croatia. ... Satelite image of Molat This is an article about island named Molat. ... Murter is a Croatian island in the Adriatic sea. ... Olib is an island in northern Dalmatia, located northwest of Zadar, southwest of Pag, southeast of LoÅ¡inj and just east of Silba. ... View of PaÅ¡man and Ugljan from the highest point of PaÅ¡man PaÅ¡man is an Adriatic Sea island off the coast of Croatia, located to the south of Zadar, surrounded by the islands Ugljan, Iž, Dugi otok and Kornati. ... Pag (Latin Pagus, village, Italian Pago) is an island in northern Adriatic Sea, off the coast of Croatia. ... Palagruža (Italian: Pelagosa) is a small, remote archipelago of dolomite in the middle of the Adriatic Sea, at latitude 42 degrees 23 minutes 5 seconds North and longitude 16 degrees 15 minutes 6 seconds East. ... Premuda is a little island in the croatian part of the northern adriatic. ... Prvić is an island in Croatian part of Adriatic Sea. ... Rab (Croatia) Coat of arms The historic town center of Rab For other uses, see Rab (disambiguation). ... Rava was a Babylonian amora born in 270, and one of the most often-cired Rabbis in the talmud. ... Rivanj is an Adriatic Sea island in the Zadar Archipelago, between the islands of Sestrunj and Ugljan; area 4. ... Satellite image of Sestrunj Sestrunj is an island in Croatian part of Adriatic Sea. ... Silba is an island in Croatia, northen Dalmatia, Zadar county, south-east of Lošinj (Losheeny), between the islands of Premuda and Olib. ... Susak (Italian: ) is a small island on the northern Adriatic coast of Croatia. ... Sveti Andrija (Croatian for Saint Andrew) is name of several islands in Croatian part of Adriatic sea: Sveti Andrija (Rovinj) Sveti Andrija (Vis) Sveti Andrija (Dubrovnik) Category: ... Å ipan is the largest of the Elaphiti Islands, 17 km northwest of Dubrovnik; separated from the mainland coast by the Kolocepski Channel; area 16. ... Satelite image of Å olta Å olta is an island in Croatian part of Adriatic Sea. ... Ugljan is an Adriatic Sea island in the Zadar Archipelago, northwest of the island of PaÅ¡man and southeast of the islands of Rivanj and Sestrunj; area 50. ... Unije The island of Unije is an island in Croatia. ... Satellite image of Vele Srakane (bigger) and Male Srakane (smaller) Vele Srakane is an island in the Croatian part of Adriatic Sea. ... VIR/Vir can refer to: Virgin Atlantic Airways Vir Cotto, a character from the fictional Babylon 5 universe. ... Vis can refer to: Vis, a type of Polish handgun, after the Polish word for power in Latin Vis, an island in the Adriatic Vis, town and municipality on the aforementioned island See also: VIS This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Vrgada is an island off the coast of Croatia in the Adriatic Sea. ... Zlarin is a small island off the Dalmatian coast of Croatia near the city of Å ibenik. ... Zverinac (44° 9 50N - 14° 55 0E) is a small Croatian island in the Zadar Archipelago of the Adriatic Sea. ... Satellite image of Žirje This is an article about island named Žirje. ...

France

“Corsican” redirects here. ... View of the Lavezzi Islands For the footballer, see Ezequiel Lavezzi. ...

Greece

This is a list of some of the 3000 islands of Greece: Chrysi Crete Dia Euboea Gavdos Koufonisi Ydra The Cyclades Amorgos Anafi Andros Antiparos Anydro Delos Donoussa Folegandros Gyaros Ios Irakleia Kea Keros Kimolos Kithnos Makronisos Milos Mykonos (Mikonos) Naxos Paros Pholegandros Santorini (also called Thira) Serifos Sifnos Sikinos... For the famous World War II battle, see: Battle of Crete For other uses, see Crete (disambiguation). ... Euboea or Negropont or Negroponte (Modern Greek: Εύβοια Evia, Ancient Greek Εúβοια Eúboia; see also List of traditional Greek place names), is the largest island of the Greek archipelago. ... The Cyclades (Greek Κυκλάδες) are a Greek island group in the Aegean Sea, south-east of the mainland of Greece; and an administrative prefecture of Greece. ... Amorgos (Greek: Αμοργός) is the easternmost island of the Greek Cyclades island group, and the one that lies closest to the neighboring Dodecanese island group. ... Andros, or Andro (Greek: Άνδρος), an island of the Greek archipelago, the most northerly of the Cyclades, approximately 10 km (6 miles) south east of Euboea, and about 3 km (about 2 miles) north of Tinos. ... Anafi is a Greek island in the Cyclades. ... The island of Delos, Carl Anton Joseph Rottmann, 1847 The island of Delos (Greek: Δήλος, Dhilos), isolated in the centre of the roughly circular ring of islands called the Cyclades, near Mykonos, had a position as a holy sanctuary for a millennium before Olympian Greek mythology made it the birthplace of... Despotiko is a Greek island in the Cyclades. ... Donoussa (Greek: Δονούσα) or Donousa, also Denousa or Denoussa, Donoussa in the ancient times, Stenosa or Spinosa. ... Pholegandros, or Folegandros, is a small Greek island of the Aegean Sea, which, together with Sikinos, Ios, Anafi and Santorini, forms the southern part of the Cyclades. ... Cisco IOS (originally Internetwork Operating System) is the operating system used on Cisco Systems routers and some network switches (those which dont use CatOS). ... Binomial name Nestor notabilis Gould, 1856 The Kea (Nestor notabilis) is a highly unusual species of parrot found in forested and alpine regions of the South Island of New Zealand. ... Binomial name Gould, 1856 The Kea (Nestor notabilis) is a highly unusual species of parrot found in forested and alpine regions of the South Island of New Zealand. ... Kimolos is an island in the Aegean Sea, at the south-west part of Cyclades at a distance of 1,6 km north-east of Milos, has 769 inhabitants (2001 Greek Census) and includes administratively the uninhabited islands Polyaigos (literally translated Many-Goats), Agios Georgios and Agios Efstathios. ... Pori The Beach Of Pori Windmill // History There are two versions, as far as the name of the island is concerned. ... Kythnos or Kithnos (Greek: Κύθνος) is a Greek island in the Western Cyclades between Kea and Serifos. ... Makronisos (Μακρόνησος, in Greek, lit. ... Coordinates 36°44′ N 24°25′ E Country Greece Periphery South Aegean Prefecture Cyclades Population 4,771 source (2001) Area 160. ... Coordinates 37°27′ N 25°20′ E Country Greece Periphery South Aegean Prefecture Cyclades Population 9,320 source (2001) Elevation 35 m Postal code 846 00 Area code 22890 Licence plate code ΕΜ Website mykonos. ... The primary use of “Naxos” is as the name of a Greek island in the Cyclades. ... Paros (Greek: νήσος Πάρος; Venetian: isola di Paro) is an island of Greece in the central Aegean Sea, in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. ... Antiparos (Greek:Αντιπαρος, anc. ... The Cyclades (Greek Κυκλάδες) are an Greek island group in the Aegean Sea, south-east of the mainland of Greece; and an administrative prefecture of Greece. ... Rineia is a Greek island in the Cyclades. ... Santorini (Greek Σαντορίνη, IPA: ) is a small, circular archipelago of volcanic islands located in southern Aegean Sea, about 200 km south-east from Greeces mainland. ... Sifnos (Greek: Σίφνος) is an island in the Cyclades complex in Greece. ... Seriphos (or Serifos) is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea, located in the western Cyclades, south of Kythnos and northwest of Siphnos. ... Sikinos is a Greek island in the Cyclades. ... Syros (Greek: Σύρος), or Siros or Syra is a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the Aegean Sea. ... Thirasia is a small Greek island west of Santorini in the Cyclades. ... Tinos (Greek: Τήνος; Italian: Tine) is a Greek island situated in the Aegean Sea. ... Chios (Greek: , alternative transliterations Khios and Hios, see also List of traditional Greek place names; Ottoman Turkish: صاقيز Sakız; Genoese: Scio) is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea five miles off the Turkish coasts. ... Fournoi is a Greek island in the eastern Aegean, between Samos and Ikaria. ... This article is about Icaria, a Greek island. ... Lemnos (mod. ... Lesbos (Λέσβος) is a prefecture of Greece, part of the periphery North Aegean. ... Psara (Greek: Ψαρά) is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea. ... Samos (Greek Σάμος; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is an island in southeastern Greece in the Aegean Sea, off the coast of Turkey. ... Samothrace Samothrace (in Greek: Σαμοθρακη, Samothraki) is an island in Greece, in the northern Aegean Sea. ... Thasos, is the name of an island in the north of the Aegean Sea, off the coast of Thrace and the plain of the river Nestus (now the Kara-Su). ... The Saronic Islands are so named because they lie in the Saronic Gulf just off the Greek mainland. ... Coordinates 37°45′ N 23°26′ E Country Greece Periphery Attica Prefecture Piraeus Population 13,552 source (2001) Area 87. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Poros (Greek: Πόρος) is a small Greek island-pair in the southern part of the Saronic Gulf, at a distance about 48 km (32 miles) south from Piraeus and separated from the Peloponnese by a 200-metre wide sea channel. ... Hydra (Greek: Υδρα, IPA pronunciation: ) is one of the Saronic Islands of Greece, located in the Aegean Sea between the Saronic Gulf and the Argolic Gulf. ... The Greek island of Salamis (Greek, Modern: Σαλάμινα Salamina, Ancient/Katharevousa: ) is the largest island in the Saronic Gulf, about 1 nautical mile off-coast from Piraeus. ... Spetses (Greek, Modern: Σπέτσες, Ancient/Katharevousa: -ai), older form Spetsai is an island in Greece. ... The Dodecanese (Greek: Δωδεκάνησα, Dodekánisa, meaning twelve islands) are a group of Greek islands in the Aegean Sea, off the southwest coast of Turkey. ... Astipalea Astipalea (or Astypalea or Astypalaia, Greek: Αστυπάλαια; Italian: Stampalia; Ottoman Turkish: استانبوليه İstanbulya) is a Greek island with 1. ... Halki can refer to several different things: An island in the Aegean Sea belonging to Turkey; see Halki (Island). ... Pothia Kalymnos, Greek: Κάλυμνος; (Turkish: Kilimli; Italian: Càlino) is a Greek island in the south-eastern Aegean Sea. ... Karpathos (Greek: , Turkish: , Italian: , Latin: ; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is the second largest of the Greek Dodecanese islands, in the southeastern Aegean Sea. ... Kasos (also Kassos) is a Greek island in the Dodecanese. ... Kastellórizo is a small Greek island less than 5 km off the south coast of Turkey, about 110 km east of Rhodes. ... Port and city view of Kos town on the island Kos. ... Lipsi, viewed from the harbour Leipsoi (Greek: Λειψοί, also: Lipsi) is an island south of Samos and to the north of Leros in Greece. ... Leros: the village of Panteli Leros (Greek: Λέρος; Italian: Lèro) is a Greek island in the Dodecanese, in the southern Aegean Sea. ... Nisyros (Greek: Νίσυρος; also transliterated Nissiros; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a volcanic Greek island located in the Aegean Sea. ... Skala viewed from the Monastery of Agios Ioannis Theologos, one of the UN World Heritage Sites. ... Deer statues in Mandraki harbor, where the Colossus of Rhodes once stood This article is about the Greek island of Rhodes. ... Yialos, Symi Harbour, seen from Chorio Symi (Greek: Σύμη, also transliterated Syme or Simi; Ottoman Turkish سومبكى Sömbeki; see also list of traditional Greek place names) is a small but historic Greek island. ... View over Livadhia, the port and main village on Tilos Tílos (Greek: Τήλος; ancient form: Telos, Turkish: İlyaki; Italian: Piscopi) is a small Greek island located in the Aegean Sea. ... This is a list of some of the 1400 islands of Greece, of which 227 are inhabited. ... Alonissos, Alonisos or Alonnisos (Greek: Αλόννησος) is an island, a village and a municipality located in the eastern part of the Sporades and the southern part of the island. ... Piperi is a Greek island in the Sporades. ... Skiathos (Greek: Σκιάθος), Latin forms: Sciathos and Sciathus is a city and a small island in the Aegean Sea belonging to Greece. ... Skopelos (Greek: Σκόπελος) is a Greek island in the western Aegean sea. ... Skyros (Greek: Σκύρος) is the southernmost island of the Sporades, a Greek archipelago in the Aegean Sea. ... The Ionian Islands (Modern Greek: Ionioi Nisoi, Ιόνιοι Νήσοι; Ancient Greek: Ionioi Nesoi, Ιόνιοι Νήσοι) are a group of islands in Greece. ... Pontikonisi island in the background with the Vlaheraina Monastery in the foreground. ... Ithaca, see Ithaca (disambiguation). ... Kefalonia, also known as Cephallenia, Cephallania, Cephallonia, Kefallinia, or Kefallonia (Ancient Greek: Κεφαλληνία; Modern Greek: Κεφαλλονιά or Κεφαλονιά ), is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece with an area of 350 sq. ... Kythira, also seen as Kythera, Cythera or Tsirigo, is an island, one of the Ionian Islands. ... Lefkada, or Lefkas (Greek: Modern: Λευκάδα, Ancient/Katharevousa: -as) is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea, connected to the mainland by a long causeway and floating bridge, as well as the islands capital city. ... Paxi - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Zakynthos (Greek: Ζάκυνθος), the third largest of the Ionian Islands, covers an area of 410 square kilometers and its coastline is roughly 123 kilometers in length. ...

Italy

This is a list of islands of Italy. ... Sardinia (pronounced ; Italian: ; Sardinian: or Sardinnya) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily). ... A map showing the location of Asinara island. ... S.Antioco is a village in South-western Sardinia, in the district of Cagliari, in Sulcis zone, in the island of S.Antioco. ... Country Italy Region Sardinia Province Olbia-Tempio Population 11,369 Density 230. ... Caprera is a small island of 6 square miles (15. ... Santa María or Santa Maria may refer to: The name of the Blessed Virgin Mary or Mary, the mother of Jesus, in various languages such as Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Catalan The name of two well-known ships: Santa María (ship) - the largest of the three ships used... Tavolara Island. ... Sicily (Sicilia in Italian and Sicilian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,708 km² (9,926 sq. ... The island of Ischia near Naples, Italy. ... Capri (Italian pronunciation Cápri, usual English pronunciation Caprí) is an Italian island off the Sorrentine Peninsula. ... View of Corricella from Cape Pizzaco. ... The Pelagie Islands. ... The Mediterranean island of Lampedusa ( ) is the largest of the Pelagie Islands and is situated 205 km from Sicily and 113 km from Tunisia. ... Linosa is a Mediterranean island and one of the small Pelagie Islands which are part of the province of Agrigento, Italy. ... Lampione (Italian: Lantern) is a small rocky island located in the Mediterranean Sea, which belongs geographically to the Pelagie Islands and administratively to the comune of Lampedusa (Sicily region). ... Elba and the Tuscan Archipelago. ... Elba (bottom centre) from space, February 1994. ... Pianosa is a small (about 10 km2) island in Italys Tuscan Archipelago. ... Capraia, called Capraria in ancient times, is an island of Italy, part of the Tuscan Archipelago, off the northwest coast, belonging to the Province of Livorno. ... Gorgona is an island in the Tuscan Archipelago, a group of islands off the west coast of Italy. ... Giglio Island (Italian: Isola del Giglio) is an island and Italian commune situated in the Tyrrhenian Sea, off the coast of Tuscany, part of the Province of Grosseto. ... Montecristo, part of the Tuscan archipelago. ... Giannutri is a small island in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Tuscany, Italy. ...

Malta

The Maltese Islands is a group of islands in the Mediterranean. ... Malta is the largest island of the Maltese archipelago. ... Gozo is an island of the Maltese archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea, second in size to the island of Malta. ... Comino (Maltese: Kemmuna) is an island of the Maltese archipelago between the islands of Malta and Gozo in the Mediterranean Sea, measuring 3. ... ... Filfla is a small, barren, uninhabited islet 5 km south of Malta, and is the most southerly point of Maltese Archipelago. ... St Pauls Island (or better St Pauls Islands as they are two of them when the sea is more rough) is a flat islet laying in St Pauls Bay on the island of Malta. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Fungus Rock on December 25, 2002 Fungus Rock , which also has the affectionate Maltese name Il-Ġebla tal-Ġeneral (the Generals Rock) is a small islet, 60 metres high massive lump of limestone in the entrance to an almost circular black lagoon in Dwejra, on the island...

Spain

Capital Palma de Mallorca Official language(s) Spanish and Catalan Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 17th  4,992 km²  1. ... Ibiza (Catalan: Eivissa) is one of the Balearic Islands located in the Mediterranean Sea (), belonging to Balearic Islands (Spain). ... Location Location of Majorca in Balearic Islands Coordinates : 39° 30’N , 3°0E Time Zone : CET (UTC+1) - summer: CEST (UTC+2) General information Native name Mallorca (Catalan) Spanish name Mallorca Postal code 07001-07691 Area code 34 (Spain) + 971 (Illes Balears) Website http://www. ... Minorca (Menorca both in Catalan and Spanish and increasingly in English usage; from Latin insula minor, later Minorica minor island) is one of the Balearic Islands (Illes Balears Catalan official name, Islas Baleares in Spanish), located in the Mediterranean Sea, and belonging to Spain. ... Flag of Formentera Formentera is the smallest and most southerly island of the Balearic Islands group; it is one of the two Illes Pitiüses, along with Ibiza. ... Cabrera is one of the minor Balearic Islands belonging to Spain, just south of Majorca, in the Mediterranean Sea, at approximately 39° 9 N, 3° E. It is the largest of a small archipelago of islands and islets, including (from south to north) the Estells de Fora, LImperial, Cabrera...

Syria

Harbor in Arwad Arwad viewed from the air Arwad – formerly Arado (Greek: Άραδο), Arados (Greek: Άραδος), Arvad, Arpad, Arphad, Antiochia in Pieria (Greek: Αντιόχεια της Πιερίας), Latin: Aradus, and also transliterated from the Arabic as Ar-Ruad – located in the Mediterranean Sea, is the only island in Syria. ...

Tunisia

Djerba [1] (also transliterated as Jerba, Jarbah or Girba جزيرة جربة) is the largest island off North Africa, located in the Gulf of Gabes off the coast of Tunisia. ...

Turkey

This is a list of islands of Turkey. ... Çatalada, aka Çatal Ada, (formerly known as Volo) ( ) is a Turkish island located in the Aegean Sea, 3 miles off the town Turgutreis, west of Bodrum peninsula in southwestern Turkey. ... Fener Ada (literally Lighthouse island) is part of the Foça Islands group. ... Heybeliada or Heybeli Ada (Greek: Χάλκη Chalki) is the second largest of the Princes Islands in the Sea of Marmara, near Istanbul. ... Incir Ada (literally Fig island) is a Turkish island and a part of the Foça Islands group. ... The island seen from West Kara Ada, (literally Black island in turkish language), is a small Turkish island in the Bay of Bodrum in the Aegean Sea. ... Kargı Adası is a Turkish island in the Aegean Sea, and a tourist destination renowned for fishing and its fish restaurants. ... Metalik Ada (literally Metallic Island) is a Turkish island, and part of the Foca Islands group in the Aegean Sea. ... Salih Ada is a Turkish island in the Aegean Sea, located north of Bodrum. ... Yılancık Ada (literally Small Snake Island) is a Turkish island in the Aegean Sea. ... Küçük Tavşan Adası ([[literally small island of rabbit) are a pair of adjacent Turkish islands located in the Aegean Sea north of Gölköy, in Bodrum. ... The northeast part of Kekova seen from Kaleköy (ancient Simena). ...

Politically-divided

Anthem İstiklâl Marşı(Turkish) Independence March Capital Nicosia Official languages Turkish Government Representative democratic republic1  -  President Mehmet Ali Talat  -  Prime Minister Ferdi Sabit Soyer Sovereignty from Cyprus   -  Proclaimed November 15, 1983   -  Recognition Only by Turkey  Area  -  Total 3,355 km² (not ranked) 1,295 sq mi   -  Water (%) 2. ...

See also

This is a list of islands in the Adriatic. ... The Aegean Islands (Greek: Αιγαίον Πέλαγος, Aigaíon Pélagos; Turkish: Ege Adaları) are a group of islands in the Aegean Sea, with mainland Greece to the west and north and Turkey to the east; the island of Crete delimits the sea to the south. ... The Ionian Islands (Modern Greek: Ionioi Nisoi, Ιόνιοι Νήσοι; Ancient Greek: Ionioi Nesoi, Ιόνιοι Νήσοι) are a group of islands in Greece. ...

Footnotes

  1. ^ arrived at by adding the population of the Republic of Cyprus (784,000) to that of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (264,000)
  2. ^ arrived at by subtracting the population of the island of Gozo (31,000) from the total population figure for the Republic of Malta (404,000)

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