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    Petalioi

    Petalioi (Greek: Πεταλιοί) is an island complex southeast of Euboea, Greece, in the Petalioi Gulf of the Euboean Sea. It consists of ten small islands and islets, almost all of which are uninhabited.

    Megalonisos/Petalioi, Greece.
    Megalonisos/Petalioi, Greece.

    Manfred Werner (Tsui) / CC BY-SA 4.0

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    Overview

    Petalioi (Greek: Πεταλιοί) is an island complex southeast of Euboea, Greece, in the Petalioi Gulf of the Euboean Sea. It consists of ten small islands and islets, almost all of which are uninhabited. The total area of the complex is 22.5 km2 (8.7 mi2). Administratively, the islands belong to the municipality of Karystos, in the municipal unit of Marmari. The islands of the complex are Megalonisos, Chersonisi, Avgo, Lamperousa, Louloudi, Makronisi, Pontikoniso, Praso, Tragos and Founti. The largest of them is Megalonisos. It has an area of 17 km2 (6.6 mi2) and is uninhabited. Most of the islands are privately owned and belong to Greek shipowners.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands1
    • Minor islands2
    • Islets1
    • Rocks & skerries0

    Major islands

    1

    Minor islands

    2

    Islets

    1

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level100 m200 m300 m400 m366 mMegalonisos Petalion141 mChersonisi Petalion59 mTragonisi Petalion6 mPontikiniso Petalion
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.010.1110100Megalonisos Petalion: 17.2 km²Megalonisos Petal…Chersonisi Petalion: 3.9 km²Chersonisi Petali…Tragonisi Petalion: 0.29 km²Tragonisi PetalionPontikiniso Petalion: 0.01 km²Pontikiniso Petal…
    km², log scale
    Megalonisos Petalion17.2 km²
    Chersonisi Petalion3.9 km²
    Tragonisi Petalion0.29 km²
    Pontikiniso Petalion0.01 km²

    Sources

    Facts

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

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