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    Antikythera

    Αντικύθηρα, Antikythéra, Antikythira

    35°52′N 23°18′E

    Antikythera or Anticythera, known in antiquity as Aigilia (Αἰγιλία), is a Greek island lying on the edge of the Aegean Sea, between Crete and Peloponnese. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality of Kythira island.

    The harbour of Potamos at night, the island of Kythera is visible in the background, as is the southern tip of the Peloponnese
    The harbour of Potamos at night, the island of Kythera is visible in the background, as is the southern tip of the Peloponnese

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    35°52′N 23°18′E

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    Antikythera or Anticythera, known in antiquity as Aigilia (Αἰγιλία), is a Greek island lying on the edge of the Aegean Sea, between Crete and Peloponnese. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality of Kythira island. North of Antikythera is the Kythira-Antikythira Strait, through which Mediterranean water enters the Sea of Crete. Its land area is 20.43 square kilometres (7.89 square miles), and it lies 38 kilometres (24 miles) south-east of Kythira. It is the most distant part of the Attica region from its heart in the Athens metropolitan area. It is lozenge-shaped, 10.5 km (6.5 mi) NNW to SSE by 3.4 km (2.1 mi) ENE to WSW. It is notable for being the location of the discovery of the Antikythera mechanism and for the historical Roman-era Antikythera wreck. Its main settlement and port is Potamós (pop. 34 inhabitants in the 2011 census). The only other settlements are Galanianá (pop. 15), and Charchalianá (pop. 19). Antikythera is periodically visited by the Ablemon Nautical Company ferry F/B Ionis on its route between Piraeus (Athens) and Kissamos-Kastelli on Crete.

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    Also in Ionian Islands

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      Major islands

    • Corfu

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    • Zakynthos

      406 km²▲ 756 m

      Major islands

    • Lefkada

      301 km²▲ 1,182 m

      Major islands

    • Kythira

      277 km²▲ 505 m

      Major islands

    • Ithaca

      95.7 km²▲ 809 m

      Minor islands

    • Kalamos

      25 km²▲ 745 m

      Minor islands

    • Paxos

      20.4 km²▲ 233 m

      Minor islands

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