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    Thymaina

    Θύμαινα, Thymena, Fornoz

    37°35′N 26°27′E

    Thymaina (Greek: Θύμαινα) is a small Greek island in the Ikaria regional unit, in the eastern Aegean Sea. Thymaina is located just west of Fournoi Korseon and is administratively a part of its municipality. Its name is said to be derived from the thyme that grows throughout the island.

    Insel Thymena mit Kisira (Fourni), im Vordergrund der Ort Fourni, im Hintergrund die Insel Ikaria
    Insel Thymena mit Kisira (Fourni), im Vordergrund der Ort Fourni, im Hintergrund die Insel Ikaria

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    37°35′N 26°27′E

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    Thymaina (Greek: Θύμαινα) is a small Greek island in the Ikaria regional unit, in the eastern Aegean Sea. Thymaina is located just west of Fournoi Korseon and is administratively a part of its municipality. Its name is said to be derived from the thyme that grows throughout the island. Thymaina has two settlements, Thymaina settlement and Keramidou. The population of the island is 191 inhabitants according to the 2021 census, 179 in Thymaina settlement and 12 in Kerameidou. The area is 10 square kilometres (4 sq mi). Thymaina is a protected area along with all Fournoi cluster and belongs to the network Natura 2000.

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    Also in Fournoi islands

    Also in Southern Sporades

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      1,400 km²▲ 1,213 m

      Major islands

    • Samos

      476 km²▲ 1,443 m

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    • Karpathos

      300 km²▲ 1,215 m

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    • Kos

      287 km²▲ 846 m

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    • Kalymnos

      110 km²▲ 676 m

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    • Astypalaia

      96.5 km²▲ 482 m

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    • Tilos

      61.5 km²▲ 654 m

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    • Symi

      57.5 km²▲ 617 m

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    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

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