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This is a list of some of the 1400 '''[[island]]s of [[Greece]]''', of which 227 are inhabited. Only 78 islands have more than 100 inhabitants.  
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This is a list of some of the 1400 '''islands of [[Greece]]''', of which 227 are inhabited. Only 78 islands have more than 100 inhabitants.  
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== Islands of Greece by size ==
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The following are the largest Greek islands listed by surface area. The table includes all islands of over 100 square miles.
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<table class="wikitable sortable">
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<tr><th> <th>Island<th>Area<br />(sq. miles)<th>(km²)
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<tr><td>1<td>[[Crete]]<td>3219<td>8336
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<tr><td>2<td>[[Euboea]]<td>1423<td>3685
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<tr><td>3<td>[[Lesbos]]<td>630<td>1633
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<tr><td>4<td>[[Rhodes]]<td>541<td>1401
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<tr><td>5<td>[[Kefalonia]]<td>350<td>906.5
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<tr><td>6<td>[[Chios]]<td>325<td>842.3
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<tr><td>7<td>[[Corfu]]<td>229<td>592.9
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<tr><td>8<td>[[Lemnos]]<td>184<td>477.6
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<tr><td>9<td>[[Samos]]<td>184<td>477.4
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<tr><td>10<td>[[Naxos]]<td>166<td>429.8
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<tr><td>11<td>[[Zakynthos]]<td>157<td>406
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<tr><td>12<td>[[Thasos|Thassos]]<td>147<td>380.1
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<tr><td>13<td>[[Andros]]<td>147<td>380.0
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<tr><td>14<td>[[Lefkada]]<td>137<td>355.9
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<tr><td>15<td>[[Karpathos]]<td>125<td>324.8
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<tr><td>16<td>[[Kos]]<td>112<td>290.3
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<tr><td>17<td>[[Kythira]]<td>108<td>279.6
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</table>
  
 
==[[Saronic Islands]]==
 
==[[Saronic Islands]]==
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*[[Moni Aiginas]]
 
*[[Moni Aiginas]]
 
*[[Dokos]]
 
*[[Dokos]]
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*[[Alexandros]]
 
*[[Spetsopoula]]
 
*[[Spetsopoula]]
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*[[Petrokaravo]]
 
*[[Romvi]]
 
*[[Romvi]]
 
*[[Plateia]]
 
*[[Plateia]]
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*[[Bisti]]
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*[[Modi]]
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*[[Skyli]]
 
*[[Psili]]
 
*[[Psili]]
 
*[[Agios Georgios]]
 
*[[Agios Georgios]]
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*[[Gioura]]
 
*[[Gioura]]
 
*[[Grammeza]]
 
*[[Grammeza]]
*[[Lekhoussa]]
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*[[Lechoussa]]
 
*[[Adelfoi Islets]]
 
*[[Adelfoi Islets]]
 
*[[Skandili]]
 
*[[Skandili]]
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*[[Piperi]]
 
*[[Piperi]]
 
*[[Kyra-Panagia]]
 
*[[Kyra-Panagia]]
*[[Skatzoura]]
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*[[Skantzoura]]
 
*[[Skyropoula]]
 
*[[Skyropoula]]
 
*[[Rineia Skyrou]]
 
*[[Rineia Skyrou]]
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==The [[Ionian Islands]]==
 
==The [[Ionian Islands]]==
  
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*[[Agios Nikolaos (Paxoi)|Agios Nikolaos]]
 
*[[Antikythera]]
 
*[[Antikythera]]
*[[Antipaxi]]
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*[[Antipaxos]]
 
*[[Corfu]]
 
*[[Corfu]]
 
*[[Vidos]]
 
*[[Vidos]]
 
*[[Kravia]]
 
*[[Kravia]]
 
*[[Lazaretto]]
 
*[[Lazaretto]]
*[[Ithaki]]
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*[[Ithaca]]
 
*[[Sparti Lefkados]]
 
*[[Sparti Lefkados]]
 
*[[Kythros]]
 
*[[Kythros]]
 
*[[Drakonera]]
 
*[[Drakonera]]
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*[[Mougonisi (Paxoi)|Mougonisi]]
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*[[Ortholithos (Paxoi)|Ortholithos]]
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*[[Panagia (Paxoi)|Panagia]]
 
*[[Provati]]
 
*[[Provati]]
 
*[[Pistros]]
 
*[[Pistros]]
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*[[Kythira]]
 
*[[Kythira]]
 
*[[Lefkada]]
 
*[[Lefkada]]
*[[Paxi]]
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*[[Paxoi]]
 
*[[Zakynthos]]
 
*[[Zakynthos]]
 
*[[Strofades]]
 
*[[Strofades]]
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*[[Meganisi]]
 
*[[Meganisi]]
 
*[[Skorpios]]
 
*[[Skorpios]]
*[[Kalamos]]
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*[[Kalamos (island)|Kalamos]]
 
*[[Kastos]]
 
*[[Kastos]]
 
*[[Atokos]]
 
*[[Atokos]]
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*[[Elafonissos]]
 
*[[Elafonissos]]
  
==The [[Dodecanese Islands (South Sporades)]]==
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==The [[Dodecanese|Dodecanese Islands (South Sporades)]]==
 
:''163 total islands of which 26 are inhabited.''
 
:''163 total islands of which 26 are inhabited.''
  
*[[Agathonissi]]
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*[[Agathonisi]]
*[[Koubelonisi]]
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*[[Kounelonisi]]
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*[[Katsagani]]
 
*[[Stroggyli]]
 
*[[Stroggyli]]
 
*[[Farmakonisi]]
 
*[[Farmakonisi]]
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*[[Anydros Patmou]]
 
*[[Anydros Patmou]]
 
*[[Patmos]]
 
*[[Patmos]]
*[[Hiliomodi Patmou]]
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*[[Chiliomodi (Patmos)|Chiliomodi]]
 
*[[Tragonisi]]
 
*[[Tragonisi]]
*[[Arefoussa]]
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*[[Areloussa]]
 
*[[Leipsoi]]
 
*[[Leipsoi]]
 
*[[Megalo Aspronisi Leipson]]
 
*[[Megalo Aspronisi Leipson]]
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*[[Makronisi Leipson]]
 
*[[Makronisi Leipson]]
 
*[[Halavra]]
 
*[[Halavra]]
*[[Fragos]]
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*[[Frangos]]
*[[Arhangelos]]
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*[[Archangelos]]
 
*[[Faradonesia]]
 
*[[Faradonesia]]
 
*[[Leros]]
 
*[[Leros]]
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*[[Nisyros]]
 
*[[Nisyros]]
 
*[[Pergoussa]]
 
*[[Pergoussa]]
*[[Paheia Nisyrou]]
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*[[Pachia (Nisyros)|Pachia]]
 
*[[Kandeloussa]]
 
*[[Kandeloussa]]
 
*[[Tilos]]
 
*[[Tilos]]
 
*[[Antitilos]]
 
*[[Antitilos]]
*[[Gaidourosnissi Tilou]]
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*[[Gaidouronisi (Tilos)|Gaidouronisi]]
 
*[[Seirina]]
 
*[[Seirina]]
 
*[[Mesonisi Seirinas]]
 
*[[Mesonisi Seirinas]]
 
*[[Adelfoi Syrnas Islets]]
 
*[[Adelfoi Syrnas Islets]]
*[[Kounoupoi]]
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*[[Kounoupi]]
 
*[[Koutsomytis]]
 
*[[Koutsomytis]]
*[[Hondro]]
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*[[Hondri]]
 
*[[Astypalaia]]
 
*[[Astypalaia]]
*[[Fokionissia]]
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*[[Fokonisia]]
 
*[[Pontikoussa]]
 
*[[Pontikoussa]]
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*[[Ofidoussa]]
 
*[[Symi]]
 
*[[Symi]]
 
*[[Nimos]]
 
*[[Nimos]]
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*[[Kouloundros]]
 
*[[Kouloundros]]
 
*[[Plati Symis]]
 
*[[Plati Symis]]
*[[Sesklio]]
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*[[Seskli]]
 
*[[Halki]]
 
*[[Halki]]
*[[Agioi Theodoroi Halkis]]
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*[[Agios Theodoros Halkis]]
 
*[[Alimia]]
 
*[[Alimia]]
 
*[[Makry Halkis]]
 
*[[Makry Halkis]]
 
*[[Prasouda]]
 
*[[Prasouda]]
*[[Rodhos]]
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*[[Rhodes]]
*[[Strogulli Kritinias]]
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*[[Strogylli Kritinias]]
 
*[[Htenies]]
 
*[[Htenies]]
*[[Karavolas Rodhou]]
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*[[Karavolas (Rhodes)|Karavolas]]
*[[Prasonissi Rodhou]]
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*[[Prasonisi (Rhodes)|Prasonisi]]
 
*[[Megalo Sofrano]]
 
*[[Megalo Sofrano]]
 
*[[Mikro Sofrano]]
 
*[[Mikro Sofrano]]
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*[[Saria]]
 
*[[Saria]]
 
*[[Karpathos]]
 
*[[Karpathos]]
*[[Kassos]]
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*[[Kasos]]
 
*[[Armathia]]
 
*[[Armathia]]
*[[Makronissi Kassou]]
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*[[Makronisi Kassou]]
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*[[Plati Kassou]]
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*[[Pontikonisia Kassou]]
 
*[[Ro]]
 
*[[Ro]]
*[[Kastellorizo (Megisti)]]
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*[[Kastellorizo]]
*[[Stroggyli Kastellorizou]]
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*[[Stroggyli (Kastellorizo)|Stroggyli]]
  
 
==The [[Eastern Sporades]]==
 
==The [[Eastern Sporades]]==
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*[[Megas Anthropofagos]]
 
*[[Megas Anthropofagos]]
 
*[[Ikaria]]
 
*[[Ikaria]]
*[[Hios]]
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*[[Chios]]
 
*[[Oinousses]]
 
*[[Oinousses]]
*[[Pasalimani]]
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*[[Pasalimani (island)|Pasalimani]]
 
*[[Psara]]
 
*[[Psara]]
 
*[[Antipsara]]
 
*[[Antipsara]]
*[[Lesvos]]
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*[[Lesbos]]
 
*[[Sygrion]]
 
*[[Sygrion]]
 
*[[Tsakmakia]]
 
*[[Tsakmakia]]
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==The [[Thracian Sporades]]==
 
==The [[Thracian Sporades]]==
  
*[[Samothraki]]
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*[[Samothrace]]
 
*[[Zourafa]]
 
*[[Zourafa]]
*[[Thassos]]
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*[[Thasos]]
 
*[[Thassopoula]]
 
*[[Thassopoula]]
 
*[[Alyki]]
 
*[[Alyki]]
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==The [[Cyclades]]==
 
==The [[Cyclades]]==
:''Cyclades are comprised of around 220 islands''
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:''Cyclades are comprised of around 220 islands, 24 of which are inhabited''
  
 
*[[Andros]]
 
*[[Andros]]
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*[[Mykonos]]
 
*[[Mykonos]]
 
*[[Dilos]]
 
*[[Dilos]]
*[[rhineia]]
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*[[Rineia]]
 
*[[Nata]]
 
*[[Nata]]
 
*[[Syros]]
 
*[[Syros]]
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*[[Antiparos]]
 
*[[Antiparos]]
 
*[[Paros]]
 
*[[Paros]]
*[[Glaroni]]
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*[[Gaidouronisi (Paros)|Gaidouronisi]]
*[[Pandros]]
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*[[Epano Fyra]]
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*[[Kato Fyra]]
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*[[Viokastro]]
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*[[Drionisi]]
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*[[Saliagos]]
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*[[Glarobi]]
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*[[Tigani (Paros)|Tigani]]
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*[[Panderonisi]]
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*[[Revmatonisi]]
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*[[Agia Irene (Paros)|Agia Irene]]
 
*[[Naxos]]
 
*[[Naxos]]
 
*[[Santorini]]
 
*[[Santorini]]
 
*[[Thirasia]]
 
*[[Thirasia]]
 
*[[Kammeni]]
 
*[[Kammeni]]
*[[Hristiana]]
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*[[Christiani]]
 
*[[Askania]]
 
*[[Askania]]
*[[Eskhati]]
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*[[Eschati]]
 
*[[Shoinoussa]]
 
*[[Shoinoussa]]
 
*[[Iraklia]]
 
*[[Iraklia]]
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*[[Liadi]]
 
*[[Liadi]]
 
*[[Anaphe]]
 
*[[Anaphe]]
*[[Pahia Anaphis]]
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*[[Pachia]]
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*[[Makrya]]
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*[[Ftena]]
 
*[[Donoussa]]
 
*[[Donoussa]]
*[[Agios Nikolaos Donoussas]]
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*[[Skoulonisi]]
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*[[Moschonas]]
 
*[[Htapodia Mykonou]]
 
*[[Htapodia Mykonou]]
  
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*[[Mikronisi Chrysis]]
 
*[[Mikronisi Chrysis]]
 
*[[Elasa]]
 
*[[Elasa]]
*[[Gianisadha]]
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*[[Yianisada]]
 
*[[Dragonada]]
 
*[[Dragonada]]
 
*[[Paximada]]
 
*[[Paximada]]
 
*[[Kalydon (Spinaloga)]]
 
*[[Kalydon (Spinaloga)]]
 
*[[Petalidi Dia]]
 
*[[Petalidi Dia]]
*[[Santorini/Thera]]
 
  
 
==[[Euboea and surrounding islands]]==
 
==[[Euboea and surrounding islands]]==

Latest revision as of 15:14, June 16, 2010

This is a list of some of the 1400 islands of Greece, of which 227 are inhabited. Only 78 islands have more than 100 inhabitants.

Islands of Greece by size

The following are the largest Greek islands listed by surface area. The table includes all islands of over 100 square miles.

IslandArea
(sq. miles)
(km²)
1Crete32198336
2Euboea14233685
3Lesbos6301633
4Rhodes5411401
5Kefalonia350906.5
6Chios325842.3
7Corfu229592.9
8Lemnos184477.6
9Samos184477.4
10Naxos166429.8
11Zakynthos157406
12Thassos147380.1
13Andros147380.0
14Lefkada137355.9
15Karpathos125324.8
16Kos112290.3
17Kythira108279.6

Saronic Islands

The Northern Sporades

The Ionian Islands

The Dodecanese Islands (South Sporades)

163 total islands of which 26 are inhabited.

The Eastern Sporades

The Thracian Sporades

The Cyclades

Cyclades are comprised of around 220 islands, 24 of which are inhabited

Crete and surrounding islands

Euboea and surrounding islands

Islets close to mainland

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