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    Aegean SeaTürkiye and Greece

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    North Aegean islands

    Part of Sporades

    The North Aegean islands are a number of scattered islands in the North Aegean Sea, also known as the Northeastern Aegean islands, belonging mostly to Greece and a few of them to Turkey. The islands do not form a physical chain or group, but are frequently grouped together for tourist or administrative purposes.

    Kardamos beach, Imbros/Gökçeada island, Turkey.
    Kardamos beach, Imbros/Gökçeada island, Turkey.

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    Overview

    The North Aegean islands are a number of scattered islands in the North Aegean Sea, also known as the Northeastern Aegean islands, belonging mostly to Greece and a few of them to Turkey. The islands do not form a physical chain or group, but are frequently grouped together for tourist or administrative purposes. To the south are the Dodecanese islands, and to the west are the Cyclades and Sporades islands. Within this group, the main islands in the northeastern Aegean Sea and along the Turkish coast are the Greek islands of Samos, Ikaria, Chios, Lesbos, Lemnos, Agios Efstratios, Psara, Fournoi Korseon, Oinousses and the Turkish islands of Imbros, Tenedos and the Rabbit or Tavşan Islands. The main islands in the Thracian Sea in the far north are the Greek islands of Samothrace and Thasos. Most are in the North Aegean administrative region.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands5
    • Minor islands58
    • Islets124
    • Rocks & skerries516

    Major islands

    5
    • Lesbos

      Lesbos

      Area
      1,632 km²
      High point
      967 m

      Lesbos or Lesvos (Greek: Λέσβος, romanized: Lésvos [ˈlezvos]) is a Greek island located in the northeastern Aegean Sea. It has an area of 1,633 km2 (631 sq mi), with approximately 400 km (249 mi) of coastline, making it the third largest island in Greece and the eighth largest in the Mediterranean.

    • Chios

      Chios

      Area
      843 km²
      High point
      1,297 m

      os] ), also known as Scio in English, is the fifth largest Greek island, situated in the northern Aegean Sea, and the tenth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. The island is separated from the Anatolian mainland by the Chios Strait.

    • Lemnos

      Lemnos

      Area
      476 km²
      High point
      426 m

      Lemnos (Ancient Greek: Λῆμνος [ˈlɛ̂ːmnos]) or Limnos (Modern Greek: Λήμνος [ˈlimnos]) is a Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea. Administratively the island forms a separate municipality within the Lemnos regional unit, which is part of the North Aegean region.

    • Thasos

      Thasos

      Area
      383 km²
      High point
      1,204 m

      Thasos (Greek: Θάσος [ˈθasos]) is a Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea. It is the northernmost major Greek island, and 12th largest by area.

    • Imbros

      Imbros

      Area
      283 km²
      High point
      673 m

      Imbros (Greek: Ίμβρος, romanized: Ímvros; Turkish: İmroz; Ottoman Turkish: ايمروز), officially Gökçeada (lit. 'heavenly island') since 29 July 1970, is the largest island of Turkey, located in Çanakkale Province.

    Minor islands

    58

    Rocks & skerries

    516

    On the chart above, at its closest zooms.

    Listing 63 of 703; the rest are on the chart.

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level500 m1,000 m1,500 m2,000 m1,611 mSamothrace1,297 mChios1,204 mThasos967 mLesbos673 mImbros426 mLemnos297 mAgios Efstratios192 mBozcaada187 mUzunada173 mOinousses143 mAntipsara143 mKinira139 mSergitsi109 mPasas
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.11101001,00010,000Lesbos: 1,632 km²LesbosChios: 843 km²ChiosLemnos: 476 km²LemnosThasos: 383 km²ThasosImbros: 283 km²ImbrosSamothrace: 180 km²SamothraceAgios Efstratios: 41.7 km²Agios EfstratiosPsara: 38.6 km²PsaraBozcaada: 37.5 km²BozcaadaUzunada: 25.5 km²UzunadaCunda: 23.7 km²CundaOinousses: 14.2 km²OinoussesAmmouliani: 7 km²AmmoulianiAntipsara: 4.3 km²AntipsaraBüyük Maden: 3 km²Büyük MadenPasas: 2.4 km²PasasÇıplak: 2.3 km²ÇıplakPınar Adası: 1 km²Pınar AdasıSergitsi: 0.94 km²SergitsiRabbit Island (Çanakkale): 0.92 km²Rabbit Island (Ça…Orak: 0.87 km²OrakNisiopi: 0.79 km²NisiopiBüyük Ilyosta: 0.64 km²Büyük IlyostaYellice Adası: 0.64 km²Yellice AdasıMustafa Çelebi Adası: 0.59 km²Mustafa Çelebi Ad…Barmbalias: 0.55 km²BarmbaliasKalem: 0.51 km²KalemLale: 0.5 km²LaleKarabağ: 0.49 km²KarabağGez: 0.45 km²GezGarip: 0.41 km²GaripVatos: 0.37 km²VatosKinira: 0.35 km²KiniraKarantina: 0.35 km²KarantinaKaşık Adası: 0.32 km²Kaşık AdasıBüyük Ada: 0.31 km²Büyük AdaÇiçek: 0.3 km²ÇiçekGaidouronissos: 0.3 km²GaidouronissosUnnamed island: 0.28 km²Unnamed islandKara Ada: 0.25 km²Kara Ada
    km², log scale. 6 without a known area.
    Lesbos1,632 km²
    Chios843 km²
    Lemnos476 km²
    Thasos383 km²
    Imbros283 km²
    Samothrace180 km²
    Agios Efstratios41.7 km²
    Psara38.6 km²
    Bozcaada37.5 km²
    Uzunada25.5 km²
    Cunda Island23.7 km²
    Oinousses14.2 km²
    Ammouliani7 km²
    Antipsara4.3 km²
    Büyük Maden Island3 km²
    Pasas2.4 km²
    Çıplak Island2.3 km²
    Pınar Adası1 km²
    Sergitsi0.94 km²
    Rabbit Island (Çanakkale)0.92 km²
    Orak Island0.87 km²
    Nisiopi0.79 km²
    Büyük Ilyosta Island0.64 km²
    Yellice Adası0.64 km²
    Mustafa Çelebi Adası0.59 km²
    Barmbalias0.55 km²
    Kalem Island0.51 km²
    Lale Island0.5 km²
    Karabağ Island0.49 km²
    Gez Island0.45 km²
    Garip Island0.41 km²
    Vatos0.37 km²
    Kinira0.35 km²
    Karantina Island0.35 km²
    Kaşık Adası0.32 km²
    Büyük Ada0.31 km²
    Çiçek Island0.3 km²
    Gaidouronissos0.3 km²
    Unnamed island0.28 km²
    Kara Ada0.25 km²
    Küçük Maden Adası0.22 km²
    Panagia0.18 km²
    Agios Stefanos Elatas0.18 km²
    Margariti0.17 km²
    Incir Ada0.17 km²
    Yassıada0.16 km²
    Koukonesi0.15 km²
    Boğaz Adası0.15 km²
    Artemis0.15 km²
    Katonisi0.15 km²
    Pelagonissos0.14 km²
    Fener Ada0.13 km²
    Kara Ada0.13 km²
    Aspronisi0.13 km²
    Panagia0.13 km²
    Penna0.11 km²
    Hasır Adası0.1 km²

    Groups within

    4

    Sources

    Facts

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

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