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    Dodecanese

    Δωδεκάνησα

    Part of Southern Sporades

    The Dodecanese (UK: , US: ; Greek: Δωδεκάνησα, Dodekánisa [ðoðeˈkanisa], lit. 'twelve islands') are a group of 15 larger and 150 smaller Greek islands in the southeastern Aegean Sea and Eastern Mediterranean, off the coast of Anatolia, of which 26 are inhabited.

    Αστυπάλαια - Astipalea Island
    Αστυπάλαια - Astipalea Island

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    1767 landforms

    Overview

    The Dodecanese (UK: , US: ; Greek: Δωδεκάνησα, Dodekánisa [ðoðeˈkanisa], lit. 'twelve islands') are a group of 15 larger and 150 smaller Greek islands in the southeastern Aegean Sea and Eastern Mediterranean, off the coast of Anatolia, of which 26 are inhabited. This island group generally defines the eastern limit of the Sea of Crete. They belong to the wider Southern Sporades island group. Rhodes has been the area's dominant island since antiquity. Of the others, Kos and Patmos are historically the most important; the remaining 12 are Agathonisi, Astypalaia, Halki, Kalymnos, Karpathos, Kasos, Leipsoi, Leros, Nisyros, Symi, Tilos, and Megisti. Other islands in the chain include Alimia, Arkoi, Farmakonisi, Gyali, Kinaros, Levitha, Marathos, Nimos, Pserimos, Saria, Strongyli and Syrna.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands5
    • Minor islands95
    • Islets188
    • Rocks & skerries1,479

    Major islands

    5
    • Rhodes

      Rhodes

      Area
      1,400 km²
      High point
      1,213 m

      Rhodes ( ; Greek: Ρόδος, romanized: Ródos [ˈroðos]) is the largest of Greece's Dodecanese islands and their historical capital, as well as the ninth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.

    • Karpathos

      Karpathos

      Area
      300 km²
      High point
      1,215 m

      Karpathos, also Carpathos, is the second largest of the Greek Dodecanese islands, in the southeastern Aegean Sea. Together with the neighboring smaller Saria Island it forms the municipality of Karpathos, which is part of the regional unit Karpathos-Kasos.

    • Kos

      Kos

      Area
      287 km²
      High point
      846 m

      Kos or Cos (; Greek: Κως [kos]) is a Greek island, part of the Dodecanese island chain in the southeastern Aegean Sea. Kos is the third largest island of the Dodecanese, after Rhodes and Karpathos; it has a population of 37,089 (2021 census), making it the second most populous of the Dodecanese after Rhodes.

    • Kalymnos

      Kalymnos

      Area
      110 km²
      High point
      676 m

      Kalymnos (Greek: Κάλυμνος; Modern Greek pronunciation: [ˈkalimnos]) is a Greek island and municipality in the southeastern Aegean Sea.

    • Astypalaia

      Astypalaia

      Area
      96.5 km²
      High point
      482 m

      Astypalaia, is a Greek island with 1,376 residents (2021 census). It belongs to the Dodecanese, an archipelago of fifteen major islands in the southeastern Aegean Sea.

    Minor islands

    95

    Rocks & skerries

    1479

    On the chart above, at its closest zooms.

    Listing 100 of 1767; the rest are on the chart.

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level500 m1,000 m1,500 m1,215 mKarpathos1,213 mRhodes846 mKos698 mNisyros676 mKalymnos654 mTilos620 mSaria617 mSymi597 mKasos593 mHalki482 mAstypalaia457 mTelendos363 mNimos331 mLeros
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.11101001,00010,000Rhodes: 1,400 km²RhodesKarpathos: 300 km²KarpathosKos: 287 km²KosKalymnos: 110 km²KalymnosAstypalaia: 96.5 km²AstypalaiaKasos: 65.8 km²KasosTilos: 61.5 km²TilosSymi: 57.5 km²SymiLeros: 53.9 km²LerosNisyros: 41.1 km²NisyrosPatmos: 33.9 km²PatmosHalki: 27.4 km²HalkiSaria: 20.5 km²SariaLeipsoi: 15.8 km²LeipsoiPserimos: 14.5 km²PserimosAgathonisi: 13.4 km²AgathonisiLevitha: 9.1 km²LevithaSyrna: 8.3 km²SyrnaAlimia: 7.4 km²AlimiaArkoi: 6.7 km²ArkoiSkantzoura: 6.3 km²SkantzouraTelendos: 4.6 km²TelendosNimos: 4.6 km²NimosGyali: 4.6 km²GyaliKinaros: 4.5 km²KinarosFarmakonisi: 3.9 km²FarmakonisiSarakino: 3.3 km²SarakinoArmathia: 2.5 km²ArmathiaKalolimnos: 1.9 km²KalolimnosSeskli: 1.8 km²SeskliOfidoussa: 1.8 km²OfidoussaPrasonisi: 1.5 km²PrasonisiArchangelos: 1.5 km²ArchangelosKandelioussa: 1.4 km²KandelioussaKounoupi: 1.4 km²KounoupiAgreloussa: 1.3 km²AgreloussaZaforas: 1.3 km²ZaforasPergousa: 1.2 km²PergousaPachia: 1.2 km²PachiaAstakida: 0.98 km²Astakida
    km², log scale
    Rhodes1,400 km²
    Karpathos300 km²
    Kos287 km²
    Kalymnos110 km²
    Astypalaia96.5 km²
    Kasos65.8 km²
    Tilos61.5 km²
    Symi57.5 km²
    Leros53.9 km²
    Nisyros41.1 km²
    Patmos33.9 km²
    Halki27.4 km²
    Saria Island20.5 km²
    Leipsoi15.8 km²
    Pserimos14.5 km²
    Agathonisi13.4 km²
    Levitha9.1 km²
    Syrna8.3 km²
    Alimia7.4 km²
    Arkoi6.7 km²
    Skantzoura6.3 km²
    Telendos4.6 km²
    Nimos4.6 km²
    Gyali4.6 km²
    Kinaros4.5 km²
    Farmakonisi3.9 km²
    Sarakino3.3 km²
    Armathia2.5 km²
    Kalolimnos1.9 km²
    Seskli1.8 km²
    Ofidoussa1.8 km²
    Prasonisi1.5 km²
    Archangelos1.5 km²
    Kandelioussa1.4 km²
    Kounoupi1.4 km²
    Agreloussa1.3 km²
    Zaforas1.3 km²
    Pergousa1.2 km²
    Pachia1.2 km²
    Astakida0.98 km²
    Pontikoussa0.98 km²
    Gaidouronisi0.75 km²
    Plati Pserimou0.68 km²
    Agios Theodoros0.66 km²
    Platia0.62 km²
    Megalo Fokionisi0.61 km²
    Makry0.61 km²
    Plakida0.57 km²
    Antitilos0.5 km²
    Mesonisi0.49 km²
    Koutsomytis0.48 km²
    Nera0.48 km²
    Nero0.44 km²
    Chamili0.44 km²
    Chondro0.38 km²
    Tragonisi0.36 km²
    Piganousa0.35 km²
    Marathos Island0.34 km²
    Nisos0.33 km²
    Megalo Liadi0.32 km²
    Anydros0.31 km²
    Makronisi0.3 km²
    Tragousa0.3 km²
    Kalovolos0.29 km²
    Kalavros0.29 km²
    Agia Kyriaki islets0.28 km²
    Chiliomódi0.27 km²
    Divounia 10.26 km²
    Makronisi0.26 km²
    Frangkos0.24 km²
    Praso Skantzouras0.24 km²
    Glyno0.24 km²
    Kouneli0.22 km²
    Megalos Adelfos islet0.22 km²
    Strogyli0.21 km²
    Strongylí0.21 km²
    Makronisi0.21 km²
    Strongyli0.21 km²
    Divounia 20.21 km²
    Faradonisia0.2 km²
    Gaidaros0.19 km²
    Glaros0.19 km²
    Chondrós0.18 km²
    Unnamed island0.18 km²
    Strongyli0.16 km²
    Arefousa0.16 km²
    Stefania0.15 km²
    Safonidi0.15 km²
    Unnamed island0.14 km²
    Agia Kyriaki0.14 km²
    Pitta0.13 km²
    Mesos Adelfos islet0.13 km²
    Astakidopoulo0.12 km²
    Megalo Glaronisi0.12 km²
    Gialesino0.11 km²
    Polemika0.11 km²
    Agia Kyriaki0.11 km²
    Sokastro0.11 km²
    Mikro Fokionisi0.1 km²
    Megalonisi0.1 km²

    Groups within

    3

    Overlapping groups

    Sources

    Facts

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

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