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Archipelago

    Aegean SeaGreece

    35°21′N 26°11′E

    Dionysades

    9 mi) distant). Although the island group is uninhabited, it administratively falls within the Sitia municipal unit of the Lasithi Region, Crete Regional Administration. The group includes the islands of Dragonada, Gianysada, Paximadaki, and Paximada.

    Dionysades. Sitia, Lasithi, Crete, Greece.
    Dionysades. Sitia, Lasithi, Crete, Greece.

    Petro Stelte / CC BY-SA 4.0

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    3 landforms

    Overview

    The Dionysades (Greek: Διονυσάδες, also Γιανυσάδες - Gianysades) is a small, northward-trending archipelago off the north coast of the island of Crete, mid-way between the Cape Sidero lighthouse to the southeast (from which they are about 12.61 km (7.84 mi) distant); and Sitia to the southwest (from which they are approximately 17.6 km (10.9 mi) distant). Although the island group is uninhabited, it administratively falls within the Sitia municipal unit of the Lasithi Region, Crete Regional Administration. The group includes the islands of Dragonada, Gianysada, Paximadaki, and Paximada.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands2
    • Minor islands0
    • Islets1
    • Rocks & skerries0

    Major islands

    2

    Islets

    1

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level50 m100 m150 m147 mGianysada123 mDragonara39 mPaximadaki
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.010.1110Dragonara: 2.9 km²DragonaraGianysada: 2.1 km²GianysadaPaximadaki: 0.03 km²Paximadaki
    km², log scale
    Dragonara2.9 km²
    Gianysada2.1 km²
    Paximadaki0.03 km²

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs