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Encyclopedia > North Aegean islands

This is a list of islands in the Aegean Sea. The Aegean Sea. ...

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Turkish islands

English Greek Ancient Greek Latin Medieval Turkish
Cunda Hekatonisa Hecatonessos Hecatonessus Moshonissia Cunda, Alibey
Imbros Ίμβρος Imvros Imvros Imbrus Imbro Gökçeada, İmroz
Tenedos Τένεδος Tenedhos Tenedhos Tenedus Tenedo Bozcaada

The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The Greek language (Greek Ελληνικά, IPA // – Hellenic) is an Indo-European language with a documented history of some 3,000 years. ... Latin was the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... Gökçeada and Bozcaada are two islands in the Aegean Sea which are part of Canakkale Province in Turkey. ... Gökçeada and Bozcaada are two islands in the Aegean Sea which are part of Canakkale Province in Turkey. ...

Greek islands

The Cyclades

English Greek Ancient Greek Latin Medieval Turkish
Amorgos Αμοργος Amorgos Hyperia Amorgus Amorgo Yamurgi, Mırgır, Yumurgi
Anafi Ανάφι Anafi Anafi Anafiye
Andros Άνδρος Ándros Andros Andrus Andro Andıra
Antiparos Αντιπαρος Antiparos Holiaros Andibara, Andobade adası
Delos Δήλος Dhilos Dhilos Delos adası
Folegandros Φολέγανδρος Folegandros Polikandro Bolukendire
Ios Ίος Ios Phoiniki Nio
Kea (Gia) Κέα Kea, Τζια Tzia (Zia) Keos Ceus Zia Mürted
Kimolos Κίμωλος Ekhinoussa Gümüş adası
Kythnos Κύθνος (Θερμιά) Dhryopis Termiye
Milos Μήλος Mílos Zefyria Milo Değirmenlik
Mykonos Μύκονος Míkonos Mikonos Myconus Micone Mökene, Mikene, Mekene
Naxos Νάξος Náxos Dhia Naxus Axia Nakşa
Paros Πάρος Paros Minois Paro Bara, Para
Santorini (Thera) Σαντορίνη Santoríni, Θήρα Thira Kallisti Thera Santa Irene Santoron
Serifos Σεριφóς Serfo Koyunluca
Sifnos Σίφνος Merope Sifano Yavuzca
Sikinos Σίκινος Oinoe Sicino Eskinos
Syros Σύρος Syros Syra Sire
Tinos Τήνος Ophioussa Tenus Teno İstendil, İstendin, İstandil

The Cyclades, from the Greek Κυκλάδες, (circular, modern Greek Kykládes; see also List of traditional Greek place names) form an island group south-east of the mainland of Greece. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The Greek language (Greek Ελληνικά, IPA // – Hellenic) is an Indo-European language with a documented history of some 3,000 years. ... Latin was the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... Amorgos (Greek: Αμοργος) is the easternmost island of the Greek Cyclades island group. ... Anafi is a Greek island in the Cyclades. ... 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. ... Antiparos (Greek:Αντιπαρος, anc. ... 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... 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. ... Ios (Greek: Ίος) is an island in the Cyclades group in the Aegean Sea. ... Kea, also known as Gia (Κέα / Τζια in Greek), Tzia and Keos (Ancient: Κέως), is an island of the Cyclades archipelago, in the Aegean sea, in Greece. ... 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. ... Kythnos or Kithnos (Greek: Κύθνος) is a Greek island in the Western Cyclades between Kea and Serifos. ... Milos (formerly Melos, and before the Athenian genocide Malos; see also List of traditional Greek place names, Greek: Μήλος, not related to the Modern Greek word μήλο = milo for apple which has the same spelling except for the trailing sigma) is a volcanic island in the Aegean Sea. ... Mykonos (windmills) Mykonos Mykonos (hora) Mykonos (hora) Mykonos (Greek: Μύκονος; see also List of traditional Greek place names) or Myconos is an island of Greece and one of the top tourism destinations in Europe. ... Naxos (Greek: Νάξος; Italian: Nicsia) is the largest island (428 km²) in the Cyclades island group in the Aegean. ... Paros, or Paro (Greek: Πάρος), is an island of Greece in the Aegean Sea, one of the largest of the group of the Cyclades. ... Satellite image of Santorini. ... Seriphos (or Serifos) is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea, located in the western Cyclades, south of Kythnos and northwest of Siphnos. ... Sifnos (Greek: Σίφνος) is an island in the Cyclades complex in Greece. ... Sikinos is a Greek island in the Cyclades. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Tinos (Greek: Τήνος), or Tynos (Italian: Tine) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea, part of Greece. ...

The Dodecanese Islands

English Greek Ancient Greek Latin Medieval Turkish
Agathonisi Αγαθονήσι Agathonisi Hyetoussa Eşek adacığı, EşekAdası
Arki Arki Nergiscik adası
Astypalia Αστυπάλαια Astypália Astypalaia Astypalaia Stampalia İstanbulya
Gyali Γυαλί Gyalí Sakarcılar, Yalı adacığı
Halki Χάλκι Hálki Khalkeia Chalceia Herke
Kalymnos Κάλυμνος Kálymnos Calydne Calymnus Calimno Kilimli, Kelemez
Karpathos Κάρπαθος Kárpathos Porphyris Carpathus Scarpanto Kerpe
Kassos Κάσος Kásos Akhne Cassus Casso Çoban, Kaşot
Kastellórizo (Megisti) Καστελλόριζο Kastellórizo Megisti Castelo Rosso Kızılhisar, Meis
Kos Κώς Kós Caris Cos Co İstanköy
Leros Λέρος Léros Leros Lerus Lero İleriye, İleryoz
Lipsi (Lipsos) Λειψοί İlipsi
Nisyros Νίσυρος Nísyros İncirli
Patmos Πάτμος Pátmos Patino Batnaz
Pserimos Pserimos Keçi, İpserim, Kapari adası
Rhodes Ρόδος Rodhos Telchinis Rhodus Rodo Rodos
Symi Σύμη Symi Metapontis Sömbeki
Telendos Telendos
Tilos Τήλος Tílos Agathoussa Telus İlyaki, İlkil, Papazlık

The Dodecanese (Greek: Δωδεκάνησα, Dodekánisa, meaning twelve islands) are a group of Greek islands in the Aegean Sea, off the southwest coast of Turkey. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The Greek language (Greek Ελληνικά, IPA // – Hellenic) is an Indo-European language with a documented history of some 3,000 years. ... Latin was the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... Agathonisi (Αγαθονήσι) is a small island located the most northerly point of the Dodecanese prefecture in Greece. ... Arkoi is a group of several small islands. ... Gyali (Greek Γυαλί, also spelled Yiali or Yali) is a volcanic Greek island in the Dodecanese, located halfway between Kos and Nisyros. ... 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) is a Greek island in the south-eastern Aegean Sea. ... Karpathos (Greek: Κάρπαθος, Turkish : Kerpe, Italian :Scarpanto, Latin :Carpathus; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is the second largest of the Greek Dodecanese islands, in southeast Aegean sea. ... Kasos (also Kassos) is a Greek island in the Dodecanese. ... Kastellórizo (Greek:Καστελλόριζο) or Meis in Turkish, is a small Greek island placed in the Eastern Mediterranean at location . ... Port of Kos Archaeological site Tree of Hippocrates Roman amphitheater Kos town view Kos or Cos (, Greek Κως, Turkish İstanköy, Italian Coo; formerly Stanchio in English) is a Greek island in the Dodecanese group of islands, in the Aegean Sea, which it separates from the Gulf of Cos. ... Leros (Greek: Λέρος)is a Greek island in the Dodecanese, in the southern Aegean Sea. ... Lipsi is an island south of Samos and to the north of Leros in Greece. ... Satellite image of Nisyros island, an active volcano 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. ... Pserimos is a small island in the Dodecanese chain, lying between Kalymnos and Kos in front of the coast of Turkey. ... Location map of Rhodes Rhodes, (Greek: Ρόδος (pron. ... Yialos, Symi Harbour, seen from Chorio Simi (Greek: Σύμη, also transliterated Syme or Symi; Turkish Sömbeki; see also list of traditional Greek place names) is a small but historic Greek island. ... Tílos (Greek: Τήλος; ancient form: Telos, Turkish: İlyaki) is a small Greek island located in the Aegean Sea. ...

The Northern Aegean Islands

English Greek Turkish
Chios Χίος Khíos Sakız
Icaria Ικαρία Ikarίa Ahikerya, Karyot, İkarya
Lemnos Λήμνος Límnos Limni, Ilımlı
Lesbos Λέσβος Lésvos Midilli
Samos Σάμος Sámos Sisam
Samothrace Σαμοθρακη Samothraki Semadirek, Semendirek, İslamdirek
Thasos Θάσος Thásos Taşoz

The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Chios (Greek: Χίος; Turkish: Sakız Adası; alternative transliterations Khios and Hios, see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea 5 miles off the Turkish coasts. ... 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. ... Lemnos (mod. ... The Isle of Lesbos shown just off the coast of Turkey, northwest of Izmir Lesbos (Greek – Λέσβος - Lésvos see also List of traditional Greek place names; Turkish: Midilli Adası) is a Greek island located in the northeastern Aegean Sea; its inhabitants are called Lesvioi. ... 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... Samothrace (in Greek: Σαμοθράκη, Samothraki, Turkish: Semadirek) is an island in Greece, in the northern Aegean Sea. ... Thasos (Greek: ) or Thassos is the name of an island in the north of the Aegean Sea, off the coast of Thrace and the plain of the river Nestos (during the Ottoman times Kara-Su). ...

The Saronic Islands

English Greek Turkish
Aegina Αίγινα Egina Egine, Ekene, Eyne
Angistri Ankistrion Engiste
Dokos Δοκός Dokós Küçük Çamlıca
Hydra Υδρα Ydra Çamlıca
Poros Πόρος Póros Domala
Salamis Σαλαμίνα Salamína Kulur
Spetses Σπέτσες Spétses Suluca

The Saronic Islands are so named because they lie in the Saronic Gulf just off the Greek mainland. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Aegina (Greek: Αίγινα Egina) is one of the Saronic Islands of Greece in the Saronic Gulf, 31 miles (50 km) from Athens. ... Dokos is a small Greek island of the Argo-Saronic Gulf, adjacent to Hydra, and separated from the Peloponnese by a narrow strait called on some maps the Hydra Gulf. ... 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. ... 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. ... The Greek island of Salamis (Greek, Modern: Σαλαμίνα Salamina, Ancient/Katharevousa: Σαλαμίς Salamis) is the largest island in the Saronic Gulf, about 1 nautical mile (2 km) off-coast from Piraeus. ... Spetses (Greek, Modern: Σπέτσες, Ancient/Katharevousa: -ai), older form Spetsai is an island in Greece. ...

The Sporades

English Greek Turkish
Alonissos Αλόννησος Alónnisos Kırlangıç, Halodermiye
Skiathos Σκιάθος Skiáthos İskados
Skopelos Σκόπελος Skópelos İskapolos, İşkapolos
Skyros Σκύρος Skyros İskiri

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... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... 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. ... Skiathos (Greek: Σκιάθος), Latin forms: Sciathos and Sciathus is a city and a small island in the Aegean Sea belonging to Greece. ... Skopelos is also a village in the island of Lesbos, see Skopelos (Lesbos), Greece Skopelos (Greek: Σκόπελος) is an island, a province which is better known as the Northern Sporades and a municipality in the central part of the Sporades and the northeastern... Skyros (Greek: Σκύρος) is the southernmost island of the Sporades, a Greek archipelago in the Aegean Sea. ...

Islands not in a group

English Greek Turkish
Chrysi
Crete Κρήτη Kríti Girit
Dia Dia Dia
Euboea Εύβοια Eúboea, Evia Eğriboz, Ağrıboz, İğriboz
Gavdos Γαύδος Gavdos Gavda
Koufonisi Koufonisia Kufonisya adacıkları

The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Crete (Greek: Κρήτη Kríti; Turkish: Girit) is the largest of the Greek islands and the fifth largest in the Mediterranean Sea. ... 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. ... Community of Gavdos in Chania prefecture Gavdos (Greek Γαύδος) is the most southerly Greek island, located to the south of its much bigger neighbour, Crete, of which it is administratively a part, in the prefecture of Chania. ... Pori The Beach Of Pori Windmill // History There are two versions, as far as the name of the island is concerned. ...

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