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It is situated to the north of the island and Fira is at distance of 11 km (7 mi). [13] The main street in the town, in the central square, is the main trekking path which is cobbled, called the "Nikalaou Namikaou", which goes up the hill winding round the caldera. The island is reached from Fira which is the transport terminus of the island.
Therasia is the second largest island of the group, the largest by far being Thera. Therasia has a land area of 9.299 square kilometres (3.590 sq mi) and its population was 249 inhabitants at the 2021 census. It is part of the municipal unit of Oia (Δημοτική Ενότητα Οίας). Thera and Therasia were separated by the Thera eruption.
The modes of transport in Iceland are governed by the country's rugged terrain and sparse population. The principal mode of personal transport is the car . There are no public railways , although there are bus services. [ 1 ]
View of Fira from the sea. Firá (Greek: Φηρά, pronounced , official name Φηρά Θήρας - Firá Thíras) is the modern capital of the Greek Aegean island of Santorini (Thera). [2] A traditional settlement, [3] "Firá" derives its name from an alternative pronunciation of "Thíra", the ancient name of the island itself. View of Fira
Clockwise from top: Partial panoramic view of Santorini, sunset in the village of Oia, ruins of the Stoa Basilica at Ancient Thera, the Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral of Ypapanti (it) Cattedrale della Presentazione di Cristo (Fira) at the town of Fira, the Aegean Sea as seen from Oia, and view of Fira from the island of Nea Kameni at the Santorini caldera.
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The Pontine Islands (/ ˈ p ɒ n t aɪ n /, also US: / ˈ p ɒ n t iː n /; Italian: Isole Ponziane [ˈiːzole ponˈtsjaːne]) are an archipelago in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the coast of Lazio region, Italy. The islands were collectively named after the largest island in the group, Ponza.
Grímsey, situated on the Arctic Circle, off the north coast of Iceland 5.3 57 (2021) Akureyri: Grimsey, in Húnaflói: 0.43 0 Kaldrananeshreppur: Heimaey, Iceland's second largest island by area, the largest after the main island; [5] main island of the Westman Islands: 13.4 4,347 (2021) Vestmannaeyjabær: Hellisey: 0.1 0 Vestmannaeyjabær ...