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    Kafkanas

    Καυκανάς

    40°37′N 23°48′E

    Kafkanas (Greek: Καυκανάς) is an island in the Aegean Sea, just off the village of Olympiada. Anciently it was known as Caprus or Kapros (Ancient Greek: Κάπρος), a name shared with Caprus, the port of ancient Stagira. Administratively, it is part of the community Olympiada, Chalkidiki.

    Καυκανας Ολυμπιάδα Χαλκιδικής
    Καυκανας Ολυμπιάδα Χαλκιδικής

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    40°37′N 23°48′E

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    Kafkanas (Greek: Καυκανάς) is an island in the Aegean Sea, just off the village of Olympiada. Anciently it was known as Caprus or Kapros (Ancient Greek: Κάπρος), a name shared with Caprus, the port of ancient Stagira. Administratively, it is part of the community Olympiada, Chalkidiki.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Thracian Sporades

    Also in North Aegean islands

    • Lesbos

      1,632 km²▲ 967 m

      Major islands

    • Chios

      843 km²▲ 1,297 m

      Major islands

    • Lemnos

      476 km²▲ 426 m

      Major islands

    • Thasos

      383 km²▲ 1,204 m

      Major islands

    • Imbros

      283 km²▲ 673 m

      Major islands

    • Samothrace

      180 km²▲ 1,611 m

      Minor islands

    • Agios Efstratios

      41.7 km²▲ 297 m

      Minor islands

    • Psara

      38.6 km²▲ 64 m

      Minor islands

    Also in Sporades

    • Lesbos

      1,632 km²▲ 967 m

      Major islands

    • Rhodes

      1,400 km²▲ 1,213 m

      Major islands

    • Chios

      843 km²▲ 1,297 m

      Major islands

    • Samos

      476 km²▲ 1,443 m

      Major islands

    • Lemnos

      476 km²▲ 426 m

      Major islands

    • Thasos

      383 km²▲ 1,204 m

      Major islands

    • Karpathos

      300 km²▲ 1,215 m

      Major islands

    • Kos

      287 km²▲ 846 m

      Major islands

    Also in Aegean Islands

    • Crete

      8,256 km²▲ 2,456 m

      Major islands

    • Euboea

      3,655 km²▲ 1,743 m

      Major islands

    • Lesbos

      1,632 km²▲ 967 m

      Minor islands

    • Rhodes

      1,400 km²▲ 1,213 m

      Minor islands

    • Chios

      843 km²▲ 1,297 m

      Minor islands

    • Samos

      476 km²▲ 1,443 m

      Minor islands

    • Lemnos

      476 km²▲ 426 m

      Minor islands

    • Naxos

      429 km²▲ 1,001 m

      Minor islands

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs