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    Southern Sporades

    Part of Sporades

    The Southern Sporades (Greek: Νότιες Σποράδες, romanized: Nóties Sporádes) are Greek islands situated between the Cyclades and Turkey. They correspond to the Dodecanese plus a few northern islands (especially Samos, Icaria and Fournoi Korseon).

    Berth of fishing boats in Lefkos. Karpathos, Greece
    Berth of fishing boats in Lefkos. Karpathos, Greece

    Ввласенко / CC BY-SA 3.0

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    2035 landforms

    Overview

    The Southern Sporades (Greek: Νότιες Σποράδες, romanized: Nóties Sporádes) are Greek islands situated between the Cyclades and Turkey. They correspond to the Dodecanese plus a few northern islands (especially Samos, Icaria and Fournoi Korseon).

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands21
    • Minor islands89
    • Islets205
    • Rocks & skerries1,720

    Major islands

    21
    • 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.

    • Samos

      Samos

      Area
      476 km²
      High point
      1,443 m

      0 mi) Mycale Strait. It is also a separate regional unit of the North Aegean region.

    • 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.

    • Tilos

      Tilos

      Area
      61.5 km²
      High point
      654 m

      Tílos (Greek: Τήλος; Ancient Greek: Τῆλος, romanized: Telos) is a small Greek island and municipality located in the Aegean Sea. It is part of the Dodecanese group of islands, and lies midway between Kos and Rhodes. In 2021, the island had a population of 746 people. 913 sq mi).

    • Symi

      Symi

      Area
      57.5 km²
      High point
      617 m

      Symi, also transliterated as Syme or Simi (Greek: Σύμη), is a Greek island and municipality. It is mountainous and has the harbour town of Symi and its adjacent upper town Ano Symi, as well as several smaller population centres, beaches and areas of significance in history and mythology.

    • Nisyros

      Nisyros

      Area
      41.1 km²
      High point
      698 m

      Nisyros, also spelled Nisiros (Greek: Νίσυρος, romanized: Nísyros; Modern Greek pronunciation: [ˈnisiros]), is a volcanic Greek island and municipality located in the Aegean Sea. It is part of the Dodecanese group of islands, situated between the islands of Kos and Tilos.

    • Patmos

      Patmos

      Area
      33.9 km²
      High point
      264 m

      Patmos is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea. It is famous as the place where, according to Christian belief, John of Patmos received the vision found in the Book of Revelation of the New Testament, and where the book was written.

    • Saria Island

      Saria Island

      Area
      20.5 km²
      High point
      620 m

      Saria Island (Greek: Σαρία), anciently known as Sarus or Saros (Ancient Greek: Σάρος), is an island in Greece. It is a rocky, volcanic island just to the north of Karpathos, separated from it by a 100 m (330 ft) wide strait. It is part of the Dodecanese archipelago.

    • Leipsoi

      Leipsoi

      Area
      15.8 km²
      High point
      277 m

      Leipsoi (Greek: Λειψοί [liˈpsi]; also: Lipsi; Ancient Greek: Λέψια, Lepsia) is an island south of Samos and to the north of Leros in Greece. It is well served with ferries passing between Patmos and Leros and on the main route for ferries from Piraeus.

    • Pserimos

      Pserimos

      Area
      14.5 km²
      High point
      268 m

      Pserimos (Greek: Ψέριμος, Modern Greek pronunciation: [ˈpserimos]) is a small Greek island in the Dodecanese chain, lying between Kalymnos and Kos near the coast of Turkey. It is part of the municipality of Kalymnos.

    • Levitha

      Levitha

      Area
      9.1 km²
      High point
      141 m

      Levitha (Greek: Λέβιθα), known in classical antiquity as Lebinthus or Lebinthos (Ancient Greek: Λέβινθος) is a small Greek island located in the east of the Aegean Sea, between Kinaros and Kalymnos, part of the Dodecanese islands. It is part of the municipality of Leros.

    • Arkoi

      Arkoi

      Area
      6.7 km²
      High point
      112 m

      Arkoi (Greek: Αρκοί; also Arkioi (Αρκιοί)) is a small Greek island in the Dodecanese archipelago, located east of Patmos, north of Leipsoi and southwest of Agathonisi. The island belongs to the municipality of Patmos, which is part of the South Aegean region, and had a population of 54 inhabitants at the 2001 census.

    • Telendos

      Telendos

      Area
      4.6 km²
      High point
      457 m

      Telendos, (Greek: Τέλενδος) is a Greek island in the southeastern Aegean Sea, belonging to the Dodecanese. It is approximately 1 km (0.6 mi) off the coast of the larger island of Kalymnos, of which it is administratively a part. It was a member of the Delian League.

    • Gyali

      Gyali

      Area
      4.6 km²
      High point
      179 m

      Gyali is a Greek volcanic island in the Dodecanese, located halfway between the south coast of Kos (Kardamaina) and Nisyros. It consists of rhyolitic obsidian lava domes and pumice deposits (which are mined in huge quantities).

    • Farmakonisi

      Farmakonisi

      Area
      3.9 km²
      High point
      108 m

      Farmakonisi (Greek: Φαρμακονήσι) is a small Greek island and community of the Dodecanese, in the Aegean Sea, Greece. It lies in the middle between the chain of the Dodecanese islands in the west, and the coast of Asia Minor (Turkey) in the east.

    • Kalolimnos

      Kalolimnos

      Area
      1.9 km²
      High point
      106 m

      Kalolimnos (Greek: Καλόλιμνος) is a small Greek island in the Dodecanese chain, lying between Kalymnos and Imia, opposite the coast of Turkey, in the Aegean Sea. It is part of the municipality of Kalymnos.

    • Syrna

      Area
      8.3 km²
      High point
      321 m

      Syrna (Greek: Σύρνα; anciently, Syrnos (Ancient Greek: Σύρνος) or Sirna or Agios Ioannis, is a small island about 4 km2 in area to the south-east of Astypalaia in the Dodecanese group of Greek islands, situated to the south-east of the country. It is mostly covered with juniper and garrigue scrub.

    • Kinaros

      Area
      4.5 km²
      High point
      287 m

      Kinaros (Greek: Κίναρος), is a small Greek island in the Aegean Sea, named after the artichoke (κίναρα; kinara) which it produced. 5 nautical miles west-southwest of Levitha. 5 km². The island's highest point is 296m. It was noted by several ancient authors including Pliny the Elder, Pomponius Mela, and Athenaeus.

    Minor islands

    89

    Rocks & skerries

    1720

    On the chart above, at its closest zooms.

    Listing 110 of 2035; the rest are on the chart.

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level500 m1,000 m1,500 m1,443 mSamos1,215 mKarpathos1,213 mRhodes1,037 mIcaria846 mKos698 mNisyros676 mKalymnos654 mTilos620 mSaria617 mSymi597 mKasos593 mHalki509 mFourni482 mAstypalaia
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.11101001,00010,000Rhodes: 1,400 km²RhodesSamos: 476 km²SamosKarpathos: 300 km²KarpathosKos: 287 km²KosIcaria: 254 km²IcariaKalymnos: 110 km²KalymnosAstypalaia: 96.5 km²AstypalaiaKasos: 65.8 km²KasosTilos: 61.5 km²TilosSymi: 57.5 km²SymiLeros: 53.9 km²LerosNisyros: 41.1 km²NisyrosPatmos: 33.9 km²PatmosFourni: 30.1 km²FourniHalki: 27.4 km²HalkiSaria: 20.5 km²SariaLeipsoi: 15.8 km²LeipsoiPserimos: 14.5 km²PserimosAgathonisi: 13.4 km²AgathonisiThymaina: 10.1 km²ThymainaLevitha: 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 km²ArmathiaAgios Minas: 2.2 km²Agios MinasKalolimnos: 1.9 km²KalolimnosSeskli: 1.8 km²SeskliOfidoussa: 1.8 km²OfidoussaPrasonisi: 1.5 km²PrasonisiArchangelos: 1.5 km²ArchangelosKandelioussa: 1.4 km²KandelioussaKounoupi: 1.4 km²Kounoupi
    km², log scale
    Rhodes1,400 km²
    Samos476 km²
    Karpathos300 km²
    Kos287 km²
    Icaria254 km²
    Kalymnos110 km²
    Astypalaia96.5 km²
    Kasos65.8 km²
    Tilos61.5 km²
    Symi57.5 km²
    Leros53.9 km²
    Nisyros41.1 km²
    Patmos33.9 km²
    Fourni Island30.1 km²
    Halki27.4 km²
    Saria Island20.5 km²
    Leipsoi15.8 km²
    Pserimos14.5 km²
    Agathonisi13.4 km²
    Thymaina10.1 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
    Agios Minas Island2.2 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
    Samiopoula0.96 km²
    Gaidouronisi0.75 km²
    Plati Pserimou0.68 km²
    Agios Theodoros0.66 km²
    Kisiria0.63 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
    Thymenaki0.42 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
    Agios Nikolaos0.12 km²
    Megalo Glaronisi0.12 km²
    Gialesino0.11 km²
    Polemika0.11 km²
    Agia Kyriaki0.11 km²
    Sokastro0.11 km²
    Kasonisi0.11 km²
    Mikro Fokionisi0.1 km²
    Megalonisi0.1 km²

    Groups within

    2

    Sources

    Facts

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

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