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'''Antikythera''' ([[Greek language|Greek]] Αντικύθηρα) is a [[Greece|Greek]] [[Greek islands|island]] lying on the edge of the [[Aegean Sea]], between [[Crete]] and [[Peloponnese]]. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality of [[Kythira]] island.<ref name=Kallikratis>[http://www.kedke.gr/uploads2010/FEKB129211082010_kallikratis.pdf Kallikratis law] Greece Ministry of Interior </ref>

Its land area is 20.43 square kilometers, and it lies 38 kilometers south-east of [[Kythira]]. It is the most distant part of the [[Attica]] region from its heart in the [[Athens]] metropolitan area. It is lozenge-shaped, 10.5 km NNW to SSE by 3.4 km ENE to WSW. It is notable for being the location of the discovery of the [[Antikythera mechanism]] and for the historical [[Antikythera wreck]].

Its main settlement and port is Potamos (pop. 18 inhabitants in 2001 census). The only other settlements are Galaniana (pop. 17), and Charchaliana (pop. 9). Antikythera is sporadically visited by the LANE Lines ferry Vitsentzos Kornaros, on its route between [[Piraeus]] (Athens) and Kissamos-Kastelli in [[Crete]].

== History ==
In antiquity, the island of Antikythera was known as Aigila or Ogylos.<ref>Reger, G. "Map 57: Aegaeum Mare." In Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, edited by R. J. A. Talbert. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2000.</ref>

Between the 4th and 1st centuries BC, it was used as a base by a group of Cilician pirates until their destruction by Pompey the Great. Their fort can still be seen atop a cliff to the NE of the island.

Antikythera is most famous for being the location of the discovery of the [[Antikythera wreck]], from which the [[Antikythera Ephebe]] and [[Antikythera Mechanism]] were recovered. The Antikythera mechanism is an ancient mechanical calculator (sometimes described as the first mechanical computer) designed to calculate astronomical positions which has been dated to about 150-100 BC. Technological artifacts of similar complexity did not appear until a thousand years later. It was discovered in an ancient shipwreck off Antikythera in 1900.

==Fauna==

Antikythera is a very important stop-over site for migratory birds during their seasonal movements, due to its geographical position and certain features (a longitudinal island, with a north-south direction and very low human activities).<ref>[http://www.ornithologiki.gr/en/osa/antikythira.php The Importance of Antikythira]</ref> Furthermore the island hosts the largest breeding colony of Eleonora's Falcon (Falco eleonorae) in the world. The importance of Antikythira for studying bird migration led to the creation of Antikythera Bird Observatory (A.B.O) by the Hellenic Ornithological Society.
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.antikythira.gr Official website of the Antikythira Community]
*[http://www.tuarc.trentu.ca/~aspweb The Antikythera (Archaeological) Survey Project]
*[http://www.ornithologiki.gr/gr/osa Antikythira Bird Observatory]
* [http://www.giovannipastore.it/ARCHIMEDE.htm THE RECOVERED ARCHIMEDES' PLANETARIUM]
*[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/31/science/31computer.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin Discovering How Greeks Computed in 100 BC]
*[http://astrotalkuk.org/2009/06/28/episode-26-antikythera-mechanism/ A recording with Tony Freeth for a Podcast on Astrotalkuk.org]

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[[Category:Ionian Islands]]
[[Category:Islands of Greece]]

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	Antikythera is a very important stop-over site for migratory birds during their seasonal movements, due to its geographical position and certain features (a longitudinal island, with a north-south direction and very low human activities).<ref>[http://www.ornithologiki.gr/en/osa/antikythira.php The Importance of Antikythira]</ref> Furthermore the island hosts the largest breeding colony of Eleonora's Falcon (Falco eleonorae) in the world. The importance of Antikythira for studying bird migration led to the creation of Antikythera Bird Observatory (A.B.O) by the Hellenic Ornithological Society.		Antikythera is a very important stop-over site for migratory birds during their seasonal movements, due to its geographical position and certain features (a longitudinal island, with a north-south direction and very low human activities).<ref>[http://www.ornithologiki.gr/en/osa/antikythira.php The Importance of Antikythira]</ref> Furthermore the island hosts the largest breeding colony of Eleonora's Falcon (Falco eleonorae) in the world. The importance of Antikythira for studying bird migration led to the creation of Antikythera Bird Observatory (A.B.O) by the Hellenic Ornithological Society.
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