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    Leipsoi

    Λειψοί, Lipsi, Lipsí

    37°18′N 26°47′E

    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.

    This is a photograph of a Natura 2000 protected area with ID
    This is a photograph of a Natura 2000 protected area with ID

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    37°18′N 26°47′E

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    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. Leipsoi is a small group of islets at the northern part of the Dodecanese near Patmos island and Leros. The larger Leipsi-Arkoi archipelago consists of some 37 islands and islets of which only three are larger than 1 square kilometre (247 acres): Leipsoi (15.95 square kilometres (6.16 mi2)), Arkoi (6.7 square kilometres (2.59 mi2), part of Patmos municipality) and Agreloussa (1.32 square kilometres (0.51 mi2), part of Patmos municipality). Only Leipsoi, Arkoi, and Marathos are inhabited. Leipsoi is a municipality, part of the Kalymnos regional unit, which is part of the South Aegean region. The municipality has an area of 17.350 square kilometres (6.699 mi2). In ancient times, it contained a town named Lepsia.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Leipsoi-Arkoi Archipelago

    Also in Dodecanese

    • Rhodes

      1,400 km²▲ 1,213 m

      Major islands

    • Karpathos

      300 km²▲ 1,215 m

      Major islands

    • Kos

      287 km²▲ 846 m

      Major islands

    • Kalymnos

      110 km²▲ 676 m

      Major islands

    • Astypalaia

      96.5 km²▲ 482 m

      Major islands

    • Kasos

      65.8 km²▲ 597 m

      Minor islands

    • Tilos

      61.5 km²▲ 654 m

      Minor islands

    • Symi

      57.5 km²▲ 617 m

      Minor islands

    Also in Southern Sporades

    • Rhodes

      1,400 km²▲ 1,213 m

      Major islands

    • Samos

      476 km²▲ 1,443 m

      Major islands

    • Karpathos

      300 km²▲ 1,215 m

      Major islands

    • Kos

      287 km²▲ 846 m

      Major islands

    • Kalymnos

      110 km²▲ 676 m

      Major islands

    • Astypalaia

      96.5 km²▲ 482 m

      Major islands

    • Tilos

      61.5 km²▲ 654 m

      Major islands

    • Symi

      57.5 km²▲ 617 m

      Major 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

    Also in Voreia Aspra islands

    Also in Chalavra islands

    Also in Stifis rocks

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