Makronisos
Μακρόνησος, Makrónisos, Makronissos
37°44′N 24°08′E
Makronisos (Greek: Μακρόνησος, lit. Long Island), or Makronisi, is an island in the Aegean Sea, in Greece, notorious as the site of a political prison from the 1920s to the 1970s. It is located close to the coast of Attica, facing the port of Lavrio.
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37°44′N 24°08′E
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Makronisos (Greek: Μακρόνησος, lit. Long Island), or Makronisi, is an island in the Aegean Sea, in Greece, notorious as the site of a political prison from the 1920s to the 1970s. It is located close to the coast of Attica, facing the port of Lavrio. The island has an elongated shape, 13 km (8 mi) north to south and 2.5 km (1.6 mi) east to west at its widest point, and its terrain is arid and rocky. It is the largest uninhabited Greek island. It is part of the Kea-Kythnos regional unit and in the municipality of Kea.
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Nearest islands
Also in Cyclades
Also in Aegean Islands
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View from Cape Sounion (Attica, Greece) to Makronisos Island
View from Cape Sounion (Attica, Greece) to Makronisos Island
Makronisos from the ferryboat (from Kea to Lavrion).
Vue aériene du port de Lavrio en Attique (dème de Lavreotiki) et de l'île de Makronissos
View from Sounion to the Aegean Sea. On the opposite side is the island - Makronisos.
Blenta beach in Laurium, Greece. Visible in the background is Makronisos island
The original uploader was Apanag at Greek Wikipedia. / Attribution
Photographie de Kéa et Makronissos depuis la Station Spatiale Internationale - Résolution supérieure.
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Photographs
- Attica 06-13 Sounion 01 View to Makronissos. A.Savin / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Attica 06-13 Sounion 02. A.Savin / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Makronisos, 190432. Zde / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Part of Makronissos (left) and the Port of Lavrion (right), aerial view. 7777777kz / CC BY 3.0
- Sounion view to the Makronisos. Ria.photocatcher / CC BY-SA 4.0
- LavrioMplenta. The original uploader was Apanag at Greek Wikipedia. / Attribution
- Makronissos. User:FocalPoint / CC BY-SA 3.0
- ISS009-E-15405-Kea-Makronisos. NASA / Public domain
- ISS009-E-15405-Kea-Makronisos-N-at-top. NASA / Public domain