Kinaros (Greek: Κίναρος; Latin: Cinarus or Cinara; Italian: Zinari), is a small Greek island in the Aegean Sea, named after the artichoke (kinara) which it produced.[2][3] It is located west of Kalymnos and Leros and east of Amorgos, 5.5 nautical miles west-southwest of Levitha.[4] It is the second westernmost island of the Dodecanese after Astypalea, and has an area of 4.5 km². The island's highest point is 296m. It was noted by several ancient authors including Pliny the Elder,[5] Pomponius Mela,[6] and Athenaeus.[7]
Native name: Κίναρος | |
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Geography | |
Coordinates | 36°58′49″N 26°17′23″E |
Archipelago | Dodecanese |
Administration | |
Greece | |
Demographics | |
Population | 1 (2020)[1] |
In 2011, the population of the island according to the census, consisted of 2 inhabitants.[8] This was a Greek couple that returned from Australia and earned a living by raising livestock; as of 2013 only one inhabitant remains.[9][10][1]
On 11 February 2016, a Greek Navy Agusta-Bell AB212 PN28 helicopter crashed on the island of Kinaros during a night training mission, killing all three officers aboard.[11]
Dodecanese Islands | |
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The 12 major islands | |
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Greek islands:
Aegean Islands, Saronic Islands, Crete, Cyclades, Dodecanese, Euboea, North Aegean Islands, Sporades, Ionian Islands, Echinades |
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