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Archipelago

    Thracian SeaTürkiye and Greece

    40°18′N 25°22′E

    Thracian Sporades

    Part of North Aegean islands

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

    User:Ggia / CC BY-SA 3.0

    Chart

    325 landforms

    Major islands

    4
    • 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.

    • Samothrace

      Samothrace

      Area
      180 km²
      High point
      1,611 m

      Samothrace is a Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea. It is a municipality within the Evros regional unit of Thrace. The island is 17 km (11 mi) long, 178 km2 (69 sq mi) in size and has a population of 2,596 (2021 census). Its main industries are fishing and tourism.

    Minor islands

    13

    • Agios Efstratios

      Area
      41.7 km²
      High point
      297 m

    • Ammouliani

      Area
      7 km²
      High point
      80 m

    • Sergitsi

      Area
      0.94 km²
      High point
      139 m

    • Kinira

      Area
      0.35 km²
      High point
      143 m

    • Kaşık Adası

      Area
      0.32 km²
      High point
      67 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.28 km²
      High point
      23 m

    • Panagia

      Area
      0.18 km²
      High point
      37 m

    • Koukonesi

      Area
      0.15 km²
      High point
      9 m

    • Artemis

      Area
      0.15 km²
      High point
      29 m

    • Penna

      Area
      0.11 km²
      High point
      28 m

    • Büyükada

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Fyti

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Minikada

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    Rocks & skerries

    273

    On the chart above, at its closest zooms.

    Listing 17 of 325; the rest are on the chart.

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level500 m1,000 m1,500 m2,000 m1,611 mSamothrace1,204 mThasos673 mImbros426 mLemnos297 mAgios Efstratios143 mKinira139 mSergitsi80 mAmmouliani67 mKaşık Adası37 mPanagia29 mArtemis28 mPenna9 mKoukonesi
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.11101001,000Lemnos: 476 km²LemnosThasos: 383 km²ThasosImbros: 283 km²ImbrosSamothrace: 180 km²SamothraceAgios Efstratios: 41.7 km²Agios EfstratiosAmmouliani: 7 km²AmmoulianiSergitsi: 0.94 km²SergitsiKinira: 0.35 km²KiniraKaşık Adası: 0.32 km²Kaşık AdasıUnnamed island: 0.28 km²Unnamed islandPanagia: 0.18 km²PanagiaKoukonesi: 0.15 km²KoukonesiArtemis: 0.15 km²ArtemisPenna: 0.11 km²Penna
    km², log scale. 3 without a known area.
    Lemnos476 km²
    Thasos383 km²
    Imbros283 km²
    Samothrace180 km²
    Agios Efstratios41.7 km²
    Ammouliani7 km²
    Sergitsi0.94 km²
    Kinira0.35 km²
    Kaşık Adası0.32 km²
    Unnamed island0.28 km²
    Panagia0.18 km²
    Koukonesi0.15 km²
    Artemis0.15 km²
    Penna0.11 km²

    Groups within

    2

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs