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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]

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Regions for Greek islands
Regions for Greek islands

The largest Greek island by area is Crete, located at the southern edge of the Aegean Sea. The second largest island is Euboea or Evvia, which is separated from the mainland by the 60m-wide Euripus Strait, and is administered as part of the Central Greece region. After the third and fourth largest Greek islands, Lesbos and Rhodes, the rest of the islands are two-thirds of the area of Rhodes, or smaller.

The Greek islands are traditionally grouped into the following clusters: the Argo-Saronic Islands in the Saronic Gulf near Athens; the Cyclades, a large but dense 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, chiefly located to the west of the mainland in the Ionian Sea. Crete with its surrounding islets and Euboea are traditionally excluded from this grouping.

This article excludes the Peloponnese, which has technically been an island since the construction of the Corinth Canal in 1893, but is rarely considered to be an island due to its artificial origins.


Islands of Greece by size


NASA image of Crete
NASA image of Crete
NASA image of Rhodes
NASA image of Rhodes
Ithaca is to the upper right of the larger Kefalonia island in this picture. The small island in the top-right corner is the uninhabited Atokos island (NASA World Wind satellite picture).
Ithaca is to the upper right of the larger Kefalonia island in this picture. The small island in the top-right corner is the uninhabited Atokos island (NASA World Wind satellite picture).

The following are the largest Greek islands listed by surface area. The table includes all islands of over 96 square kilometres (37 sq mi).

IslandGreek nameArea
(miles2)		Area
(km2)		Cluster
1CreteΚρήτη3,2198,336Cretan
2EviaΕύβοια1,4173,670Euboean
3LesbosΛέσβος6301,633North Aegean Islands
4RhodesΡόδος5411,401Dodecanese
5ChíosΧίος325842.3North Aegean Islands
6CephaloniaΚεφαλονιά302781Ionian Islands
7CorfuΚέρκυρα229592.9Ionian Islands
8LemnosΛήμνος184477.6North Aegean Islands
9SamosΣάμος184477.4North Aegean Islands
10NaxosΝάξος166429.8Cyclades
11ZakynthosΖάκυνθος157406Ionian Islands
12ThassosΘάσος147380.1North Aegean Islands
13AndrosΆνδρος147380.0Cyclades
14LefkadaΛευκάδα117303Ionian Islands
15KarpathosΚάρπαθος116300Dodecanese
16KosΚως112290.3Dodecanese
17KythiraΚύθηρα108279.6Ionian Islands
18IcariaΙκαρία99255North Aegean Islands
19SkyrosΣκύρος81209Sporades
20ParosΠάρος75195Cyclades
21TinosΤήνος75194Cyclades
22SamothraceΣαμοθράκη69178North Aegean Islands
23MilosΜήλος58151Cyclades
24KeaΚέα51132Cyclades
25AmorgosΑμοργός47121Cyclades
26KalymnosΚάλυμνος42.5110Dodecanese
27IosΊος41.7108Cyclades
28KythnosΚύθνος38.499.4Cyclades
29AstypalaiaΑστυπάλαια37.296.4Dodecanese
30IthacaΙθάκης37.196.2Ionian Islands
31SalamisΣαλαμίνα37.196.2Argo-Saronic

Islands of Greece by population


IslandPopulation
Crete636,504
Evia191,206
Rhodes115,490
Lesbos114,880
Corfu102,071
Chios54,030
Zakynthos40,759
Kefalonia35,801
Kos33,387
Samos32,977
Lefkada22,652
Syros21,507
Naxos18,904
Lemnos16,992
Thasos13,770
Paros13,715
Tinos10,000
Andros9,221
Icaria8,423
Karpathos6,226
Milos4,977
Kythira4,041
Skyros2,994
Samothrace2,859
Kea2,455
Amorgos1,973

Islands of the Aegean Sea


Main articles: Aegean Sea and List of Aegean Islands

Argo-Saronic Islands


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Main article: Saronic Islands
Aerial view of the port city of Hydra on Hydra Island
Aerial view of the port city of Hydra on Hydra Island

This list includes Argo-Saronic islands, which are located in the Saronic Gulf. The largest Argo-Saronic island is Salamis. The main islands are in bold. Uninhabited islands are indicated, including those that may have been inhabited in the past:


Cretan islands


The two lists below show the islands, islets, and rocks that surround the island of Crete that are in the Aegean Sea or Libyan Sea.


Cretan islands of the Aegean Sea

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The islet of Leon, on the left, next to the larger islet of Souda, within Souda bay
The islet of Leon, on the left, next to the larger islet of Souda, within Souda bay
Spinalonga (Kalydon)
Spinalonga (Kalydon)
The islet of Pontikonisi (mouse island) which has the shape of a mouse.
The islet of Pontikonisi (mouse island) which has the shape of a mouse.

Cretan islands of the Libyan Sea

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The islet of Trafos in the Libyan Sea
The islet of Trafos in the Libyan Sea

Islands on the south coast of Crete are considered in the Libyan Sea.


Cyclades islands


Main article: Cyclades
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Cyclades islands
Cyclades islands
Iconic windmills of Mykonos
Iconic windmills of Mykonos

The Cyclades islands comprise around 220 islands and islets. The main islands are indicated in bold below.[7][8]


Dodecanese islands


Main article: Dodecanese
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Dodcanese Islands
Dodcanese Islands
Harbor of the island of Astypalaia
Harbor of the island of Astypalaia

There are 164 total Dodecanese Islands of which 26 are inhabited. There are 12 main islands, as listed in bold below:


Euboea and surrounding islands



North Aegean Islands


Main article: North Aegean Islands

There are also two North Aegean Islands in the Thracian Sea:


Sporades islands


Main article: Sporades
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Northern Sporades
Northern Sporades

The 30 islands in the Sporades are listed below with the four major islands in bold. The largest Sporades island is Skyros.


Ionian Sea islands


Main article: Ionian Islands
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Main Ionian Islands
Main Ionian Islands
Echinades islands
Echinades islands

Islands in the Ionian Sea are listed below. The seven largest and most popular islands are listed in bold.[13][14]


Islets close to mainland


The following islands are close to the mainland and not part of a sea:


Islands not in the sea



Lake and river islands


Ioannina island in Lake Pamvotida
Ioannina island in Lake Pamvotida

Islands in an island



Lagoon islands



See also



Notes


    1. In Greek: Island-Νησί (Nisi), Islet-Νησάκι (Nisáki)

    References


    1. John S. Bowman; Sherry Marker; Peter Keraislands siotis; Heidi Sarna (2010). "Greece in depth". Frommer's Greece (7th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Publishing. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-470-52663-7.
    2. "Islands". Visit Greece - Official website of the Greek National Tourism Organisation. Hellenic Organization of Tourism (EOT; Ελληνικός Οργανισμός Τουρισμού). Retrieved 7 February 2022.
    3. Poffley, Frewin (20 December 2012). Greek island hopping, 23rd ed. 2013. Thomas Cook Publishing. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-84848-569-3. OCLC 827800689.
    4. Google Maps
    5. "Islands of Greece". GeoNames. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
    6. "Nisida Agio Pantes". GeoNames. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
    7. "Tageo Worldwide Index for Greece Islands". Tageo, www.tageo.com. Retrieved 24 March 2020.(in English)
    8. "Islands of the Cyclades". GeoNames. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
    9. "Glaronisi, South Aegean". GeoNames. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
    10. "Mikro Glaronisi". GeoNames. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
    11. "Mikro Sofrano". GeoNames. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
    12. "Nerónisi". GeoNames. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
    13. "Ionian Islands of Greece". GeoNames. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
    14. Kruse, Hellas, vol. ii. pt. ii. p. 455, seq.; Leake, Northern Greece, vol. iii. pp. 30, seq., 50, seq.; Mure, Tour in Greece, vol. i. p. 104.




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