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    Thasos

    Θάσος, Isla de Tasos, Thászosz

    40°41′N 24°39′E

    Thasos (Greek: Θάσος [ˈθasos]) is a Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea. It is the northernmost major Greek island, and 12th largest by area.

    Kastro, Thasos, Greece
    Kastro, Thasos, Greece

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    40°41′N 24°39′E

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    Overview

    Thasos (Greek: Θάσος [ˈθasos]) is a Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea. It is the northernmost major Greek island, and 12th largest by area. The island has an area of 380 km2 and a population of about 13,000. It forms a separate regional unit within the East Macedonia and Thrace region. Before the local administration reform of 2011, it was part of the Kavala Prefecture. The largest town and the capital is Thasos, officially known as Limenas Thasou, "Port of Thasos", situated on the northern side. It is connected with the mainland by regular ferry lines between Keramoti and Thasos town, and between the regional centre of Kavala and Skala Prinou. The most important economic activity on the island is tourism. The main agricultural products are honey, almonds, walnuts, olives (such as the local Throumba variety which has a protected designation of origin), olive oil, and wine. The inhabitants also engage in fishing, and in the herding of sheep and goats.

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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

    • 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

    • Bozcaada

      37.5 km²▲ 192 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

    • Karpathos

      300 km²▲ 1,215 m

      Major islands

    • Kos

      287 km²▲ 846 m

      Major islands

    • Imbros

      283 km²▲ 673 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