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Icaria, also spelled Ikaria (Greek: Ικαρία, ), is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea, 10 nautical miles (19 km) southwest of Samos. Administratively, Icaria forms a separate municipality within the Ikaria regional unit , which is part of the North Aegean region .
Blue Zones are the five regions in the world where people are known to live long, healthy lives. These areas are Okinawa, Japan; Sardinia, Italy; Nicoya, Costa Rica; Ikaria, Greece and Loma Linda ...
The name "blue zones" derived simply during the original survey by scientists, who "used a blue pen on a map to mark the villages with long-lived population." [ 2 ] The concept of blue zones with longevity has been challenged by the absence of scientific evidence, [ 3 ] and by the substantial decline of life expectancy during the 21st century ...
Ikaria (Greek: Περιφερειακή ενότητα Ικαρίας) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of North Aegean . The regional unit covers the island of Ikaria and the small archipelago Fournoi Korseon , in the Aegean Sea .
Map of the Aegean Sea. Icarian Sea is shown at its right. The Icarian Sea (Greek: Ικάριο Πέλαγος, Ikario Pelagos) is a subdivision of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between the Cyclades and Asia Minor. It is described as the part of the Aegean Sea to the south of Chios, to the east of the Eastern Cyclades and west of Anatolia.
The municipal unit shares the island of Ikaria with the municipal units of Evdilos and Raches; of the three, it is the largest in population and smallest in land area. It was named after Saint Kirykos or Quiricus, the youngest martyr of the Eastern Orthodox Church, who suffered death at the age of three in Asia Minor. [ 4 ]
Looking from Fourni Island to Thymaina and Icaria Overview. Fournoi Korseon (Greek: Φούρνοι Κορσέων), more commonly simply Fournoi (Greek: Φούρνοι), anciently known as Corsiae or Korsiai (Ancient Greek: Κορσίαι), Corseae or Korseai (Κορσεαί), [2] Corsia or Korsia (Κορσία), [3] and Corassiae (Κορασσίαι), [4] form a complex or archipelago of ...
Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ikaria, of which it is a municipal unit. [2] With a population of 2,282 inhabitants (2021 census) and a land area of 101.768 km 2 , [ 3 ] it is the largest in area, smallest in population, and therefore the least densely populated of the three municipal units on Icaria.