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    Kalydon

    Καλυδών

    Kalydon (Greek: Καλυδών) is an uninhabited island area near to and belonging to Elounda, Crete, Greece. It is made up of the island of Spinalonga, the Peninsula Spinalonga and the island of Kolokythas along with other smaller islets.

    Overview

    Kalydon (Greek: Καλυδών) is an uninhabited island area near to and belonging to Elounda, Crete, Greece. It is made up of the island of Spinalonga, the Peninsula Spinalonga and the island of Kolokythas along with other smaller islets. The term Kalydon is often applied to each of the Spinalonga islands as their alternate historic name that was further re-established in modern Greek naming, whilst Spinalonga is still the preferred naming in the public. In 1834, a population of 81 Muslim families is attested in the area. After the 1866 revolution a lot of other Cretan Muslims from other areas moved in. During the Cretan revolt of 1878, only Spinalonga and the fortress at Ierapetra were not taken by the Christian Cretan insurgents. In 1881 the 1112 Muslims formed their own community. When the island Spinalonga became a leper colony in 1903, the last Turks left the place.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands0
    • Minor islands1
    • Islets1
    • Rocks & skerries0

    Minor islands

    1

    Islets

    1

    Also in the area

    5

    Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.

    • Spinalonga Peninsula125 m · 6.2 km²
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level50 m100 m150 m125 mSpinalonga Peninsula49 mSpinalonga30 mKolokytha
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.000010.00010.0010.010.1110Spinalonga Peninsula: 6.2 km²Spinalonga Penins…Kolokytha: 0.11 km²KolokythaSpinalonga: 0.08 km²SpinalongaUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Spinalonga Peninsula6.2 km²
    Kolokytha0.11 km²
    Spinalonga0.08 km²
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

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