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    Schoinoussa

    Σχοινούσα, Skhinoussa, Schoinousa

    36°53′N 25°31′E

    Schoinoussa or Schinoussa is an island and a former community in the Cyclades, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Naxos and Lesser Cyclades, of which it is a municipal unit.

    View of Schinousa from the sea, in the centre the harbour of the island
    View of Schinousa from the sea, in the centre the harbour of the island

    Charles Haynes / CC BY-SA 2.0

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    36°53′N 25°31′E

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    Schoinoussa or Schinoussa is an island and a former community in the Cyclades, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Naxos and Lesser Cyclades, of which it is a municipal unit. It lies south of the island of Naxos, in the Lesser Cyclades group, between the island communities of Irakleia and Koufonisia. The population was 229 inhabitants at the 2021 census. Its land area is 8.512 square kilometres (3.29 sq mi).

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Cyclades

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      429 km²▲ 1,001 m

      Major islands

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    • Paros

      195 km²▲ 776 m

      Major islands

    • Tinos

      195 km²▲ 727 m

      Major islands

    • Milos

      158 km²▲ 748 m

      Major islands

    • Kea

      132 km²▲ 559 m

      Major islands

    • Amorgos

      120 km²▲ 823 m

      Major islands

    • Ios

      109 km²▲ 713 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

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

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