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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.  
 
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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*[[Meganisi]]
 
*[[Meganisi]]
 
*[[Skorpios]]
 
*[[Skorpios]]
*[[Kalamos (Ionian island)|Kalamos]]
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*[[Kastos]]
 
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*[[Atokos]]
 
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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]]

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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