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Sporades

Σποράδες

The (Northern) Sporades are an archipelago along the east coast of Greece, northeast of the island of Euboea, in the Aegean Sea. They consist of 24 islands, four of which are permanently inhabited: Alonnisos, Skiathos, Skopelos and Skyros. They may also be referred to as the Thessalian Sporades (Θεσσαλικές Σποράδες).

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From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Census, cataloged

Major islands11
Minor islands200
Islets419
Rocks & skerries2,859

Major islands

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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
Icaria
Area
254 km²
High point
1,037 m
Ikaria, also spelled Icaria (; Greek: Ικαρία [ikaˈri.a]), is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea, 10 nautical miles (19 km) southwest of Samos. Administratively, Ikaria forms a separate municipality within the Ikaria regional unit, which is part of the North Aegean administrative region.
Scyros
Area
209 km²
High point
788 m
Skyros, in some historical contexts Latinized Scyros (Ancient Greek: Σκῦρος, Attic Greek pronunciation: [skŷːros]), is an island in Greece. It is the southernmost inhabited island of the Sporades, an archipelago in the Aegean Sea.

Minor islands

189

Samothrace
Area
180 km²
High point
1,611 m
Kalymnos
Area
110 km²
High point
676 m
Astypalaia
Area
96.5 km²
High point
482 m
Salamis
Area
95.4 km²
High point
376 m
Skopelos
Area
95.2 km²
High point
681 m
Kasos
Area
65.8 km²
High point
597 m
Alonnisos
Area
64.3 km²
High point
467 m
Tilos
Area
61.5 km²
High point
654 m
Symi
Area
57.5 km²
High point
617 m
Leros
Area
53.9 km²
High point
331 m
Skiathos
Area
47.2 km²
High point
433 m
Agios Efstratios
Area
41.7 km²
High point
297 m
Nisyros
Area
41.1 km²
High point
698 m
Psara
Area
38.6 km²
High point
64 m
Bozcaada
Area
37.5 km²
High point
192 m
Patmos
Area
33.9 km²
High point
264 m
Fourni Island
Area
30.1 km²
High point
509 m
Halki
Area
27.4 km²
High point
593 m
Uzunada
Area
25.5 km²
High point
187 m
Kyra Panagia
Area
24.9 km²
High point
303 m
Cunda Island
Area
23.7 km²
High point
81 m
Poros
Area
22.5 km²
High point
358 m
Saria Island
Area
20.5 km²
High point
620 m
Spetses
Area
20 km²
High point
244 m
Leipsoi
Area
15.8 km²
High point
277 m
Pserimos
Area
14.5 km²
High point
268 m
Peristera
Area
14.3 km²
High point
258 m
Oinousses
Area
14.2 km²
High point
173 m
Dokos
Area
13.4 km²
High point
297 m
Agathonisi
Area
13.4 km²
High point
208 m
Gioura
Area
11.1 km²
High point
567 m
Thymaina
Area
10.1 km²
High point
463 m
Levitha
Area
9.1 km²
High point
141 m
Syrna
Area
8.3 km²
High point
321 m
Alimia
Area
7.4 km²
High point
268 m
Ammouliani
Area
7 km²
High point
80 m
Arkoi
Area
6.7 km²
High point
112 m
Skantzoura
Area
6.3 km²
High point
104 m
Telendos
Area
4.6 km²
High point
457 m
Nimos
Area
4.6 km²
High point
363 m
Gyali
Area
4.6 km²
High point
179 m
Kinaros
Area
4.5 km²
High point
287 m
Valaxa
Area
4.4 km²
High point
213 m
Antipsara
Area
4.3 km²
High point
143 m
Agios Georgios
Area
4.2 km²
High point
297 m
Piperi
Area
4.1 km²
High point
352 m
Farmakonisi
Area
3.9 km²
High point
108 m
Skyropoula
Area
3.7 km²
High point
176 m
Sarakino
Area
3.3 km²
High point
132 m
Büyük Maden Island
Area
3 km²
High point
105 m
Armathia
Area
2.5 km²
High point
109 m
Pasas
Area
2.4 km²
High point
109 m
Çıplak Island
Area
2.3 km²
High point
50 m
Agios Minas Island
Area
2.2 km²
High point
205 m
Spetsopoula
Area
1.9 km²
High point
108 m
Kalolimnos
Area
1.9 km²
High point
106 m
Seskli
Area
1.8 km²
High point
122 m
Ofidoussa
Area
1.8 km²
High point
133 m
Prasonisi
Area
1.5 km²
High point
80 m
Archangelos
Area
1.5 km²
High point
132 m
Kandelioussa
Area
1.4 km²
High point
104 m
Kounoupi
Area
1.4 km²
High point
90 m
Fleves
Area
1.3 km²
High point
74 m
Agreloussa
Area
1.3 km²
High point
118 m
Zaforas
Area
1.3 km²
High point
220 m
Pergousa
Area
1.2 km²
High point
75 m
Pachia
Area
1.2 km²
High point
138 m
Tsougria
Area
1.2 km²
High point
90 m
Falkonera
Area
1.1 km²
High point
194 m
Pınar Adası
Area
1 km²
High point
86 m
Adelfi Alonnisou
Area
1 km²
High point
174 m
Astakida
Area
0.98 km²
High point
139 m
Pontikoussa
Area
0.98 km²
High point
227 m
Samiopoula
Area
0.96 km²
High point
153 m
Sergitsi
Area
0.94 km²
High point
139 m
Rabbit Island (Çanakkale)
Area
0.92 km²
High point
42 m
Orak Island
Area
0.87 km²
High point
67 m
Prasso
Area
0.85 km²
High point
156 m
Psathoura
Area
0.82 km²
High point
23 m
Nisiopi
Area
0.79 km²
High point
59 m
Gaidouronisi
Area
0.75 km²
High point
155 m
Plati Pserimou
Area
0.68 km²
High point
42 m
Agios Theodoros
Area
0.66 km²
High point
96 m
Büyük Ilyosta Island
Area
0.64 km²
High point
57 m
Yellice Adası
Area
0.64 km²
High point
55 m
Kisiria
Area
0.63 km²
High point
68 m
Platia
Area
0.62 km²
High point
39 m
Megalo Fokionisi
Area
0.61 km²
High point
53 m
Makry
Area
0.61 km²
High point
96 m
Mustafa Çelebi Adası
Area
0.59 km²
High point
27 m
Plakida
Area
0.57 km²
High point
76 m
Psyttaleia
Area
0.57 km²
High point
38 m
Erinia
Area
0.56 km²
High point
27 m
Barmbalias
Area
0.55 km²
High point
56 m
Kalem Island
Area
0.51 km²
High point
50 m
Antitilos
Area
0.5 km²
High point
119 m
Lale Island
Area
0.5 km²
High point
36 m
Mesonisi
Area
0.49 km²
High point
42 m
Lechousa
Area
0.49 km²
High point
122 m
Karabağ Island
Area
0.49 km²
High point
43 m
Koutsomytis
Area
0.48 km²
High point
66 m
Nera
Area
0.48 km²
High point
50 m
Gez Island
Area
0.45 km²
High point
74 m
Nero
Area
0.44 km²
High point
63 m
Chamili
Area
0.44 km²
High point
36 m
Thymenaki
Area
0.42 km²
High point
127 m
Garip Island
Area
0.41 km²
High point
29 m
Arkos
Area
0.41 km²
High point
85 m
Chondro
Area
0.38 km²
High point
90 m
Adelfopoulo
Area
0.37 km²
High point
146 m
Agios Georgios
Area
0.37 km²
High point
224 m
Vatos
Area
0.37 km²
High point
45 m
Tragonisi
Area
0.36 km²
High point
102 m
Kinira
Area
0.35 km²
High point
143 m
Piganousa
Area
0.35 km²
High point
139 m
Karantina Island
Area
0.35 km²
High point
27 m
Marathos Island
Area
0.34 km²
High point
50 m
Dasia
Area
0.34 km²
High point
126 m
Nisos
Area
0.33 km²
High point
48 m
Kaşık Adası
Area
0.32 km²
High point
67 m
Megalo Liadi
Area
0.32 km²
High point
50 m
Anydros
Area
0.31 km²
High point
100 m
Büyük Ada
Area
0.31 km²
High point
53 m
Makronisi
Area
0.3 km²
High point
20 m
Tragousa
Area
0.3 km²
High point
58 m
Çiçek Island
Area
0.3 km²
High point
22 m
Gaidouronissos
Area
0.3 km²
High point
46 m
Kalovolos
Area
0.29 km²
High point
60 m
Kalavros
Area
0.29 km²
High point
99 m
Koulouri
Area
0.29 km²
High point
76 m
Agia Kyriaki islets
Area
0.28 km²
High point
23 m
Unnamed island
Area
0.28 km²
High point
23 m
Chiliomódi
Area
0.27 km²
High point
107 m
Divounia 1
Area
0.26 km²
High point
95 m
Makronisi
Area
0.26 km²
High point
41 m
Kara Ada
Area
0.25 km²
High point
57 m
Makronisos
Area
0.25 km²
High point
37 m
Frangkos
Area
0.24 km²
High point
72 m
Praso Skantzouras
Area
0.24 km²
High point
44 m
Glyno
Area
0.24 km²
High point
39 m
Kouneli
Area
0.22 km²
High point
51 m
Megalos Adelfos islet
Area
0.22 km²
High point
129 m
Küçük Maden Adası
Area
0.22 km²
High point
63 m
Strogyli
Area
0.21 km²
High point
71 m
Revythoussa
Area
0.21 km²
High point
47 m
Strongylí
Area
0.21 km²
High point
120 m
Makronisi
Area
0.21 km²
High point
34 m
Strongyli
Area
0.21 km²
High point
88 m
Divounia 2
Area
0.21 km²
High point
95 m
Faradonisia
Area
0.2 km²
High point
60 m
Skantili
Area
0.2 km²
High point
34 m
Gaidaros
Area
0.19 km²
High point
72 m
Glaros
Area
0.19 km²
High point
33 m
Chondrós
Area
0.18 km²
High point
98 m
Aspronisi
Area
0.18 km²
High point
70 m
Panagia
Area
0.18 km²
High point
37 m
Unnamed island
Area
0.18 km²
High point
28 m
Agios Stefanos Elatas
Area
0.18 km²
High point
21 m
Margariti
Area
0.17 km²
High point
23 m
Pelerissa
Area
0.17 km²
High point
50 m
Incir Ada
Area
0.17 km²
High point
41 m
Yassıada
Area
0.16 km²
High point
9 m
Strongyli
Area
0.16 km²
High point
84 m
Arefousa
Area
0.16 km²
High point
46 m
Stefania
Area
0.15 km²
High point
25 m
Koukonesi
Area
0.15 km²
High point
9 m
Boğaz Adası
Area
0.15 km²
High point
18 m
Artemis
Area
0.15 km²
High point
29 m
Katonisi
Area
0.15 km²
High point
46 m
Safonidi
Area
0.15 km²
High point
44 m
Unnamed island
Area
0.14 km²
High point
84 m
Pelagonissos
Area
0.14 km²
High point
28 m
Agia Kyriaki
Area
0.14 km²
High point
56 m
Pitta
Area
0.13 km²
High point
15 m
Fener Ada
Area
0.13 km²
High point
31 m
Kara Ada
Area
0.13 km²
High point
43 m
Aspronisi
Area
0.13 km²
High point
27 m
Modi
Area
0.13 km²
High point
80 m
Mesos Adelfos islet
Area
0.13 km²
High point
67 m
Panagia
Area
0.13 km²
High point
24 m
Astakidopoulo
Area
0.12 km²
High point
42 m
Agios Nikolaos
Area
0.12 km²
High point
78 m
Megalo Glaronisi
Area
0.12 km²
High point
32 m
Korakas
Area
0.12 km²
High point
21 m
Notio Podi
Area
0.11 km²
High point
75 m
Gialesino
Area
0.11 km²
High point
43 m
Polemika
Area
0.11 km²
High point
42 m
Penna
Area
0.11 km²
High point
28 m
Agia Kyriaki
Area
0.11 km²
High point
67 m

Rocks & skerries

2859

On the chart above, at its closest zooms.

Listing 200 of 3489; the rest are on the chart.

Figures

Comparative heights

Islands by area

km², log scale

Groups within

Photographs

View of Samos town, capital of Samos island, Greece.
Pe-sa / CC BY-SA 3.0
Berth of fishing boats in Lefkos. Karpathos, Greece
Ввласенко / CC BY-SA 3.0
This is a photograph of a Natura 2000 protected area with ID
Annapapth / CC BY-SA 4.0
View on Mirina, main town Limnos isl, Greece.
User:Digr / Public domain
The coastal relief of Rhodes. Greece
Ввласенко / CC BY-SA 3.0
Burned forest near Kastro / Thasos Island
Neptuul / CC BY-SA 4.0
Alonnisos island in Greece
Deyan Vasilev ( Dido3 ) / CC BY-SA 3.0
Chios, Greece, August 2023
Robot8A / CC BY-SA 4.0
Achladies Apartments, Skiathos, Greece
Nick Karvounis nickkarvounis / CC0
Greek Island Skantzoura from space
NASA / Public domain
Touranes islets, south of Skiathos, Thessaly, Greece
Dan Taylor / CC BY 2.0

Sources

Facts

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