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  2. List of islands of Greece - Wikipedia

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    Regions of the Greek islands. Greece has many islands, [Note 1] with estimates ranging from somewhere around 1,200 [1] to 6,000, [2] depending on the minimum size to take into account. The number of inhabited islands is variously cited as between 166 [3] and 227. [2] The largest Greek island by both area and population is Crete, located at the ...

  3. Aridaia - Wikipedia

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    One is that "Aridea", is a corruption of the old name of the town "Ardea", which comes from the verb "Greek: Αρδεύω, lit. 'Irrigate', which is explained by the multiple rivers, streams, irrigation canals, etc. Another explanation is that the name "Aridea" comes from Philip III Arrideus, half-brother of Alexander the Great. [5]

  4. List of Aegean Islands - Wikipedia

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    Aegean Sea with island groups Extent of the Aegean Sea. This is a list of Aegean Islands, which includes the English, Modern Greek, Ancient Greek, Latin, Medieval Latin, and Italian names for these islands in the Aegean Sea arranged by island group.

  5. List of islands in the Mediterranean - Wikipedia

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    The two biggest islands of the Mediterranean: Sicily (right) and Sardinia (top left), which are both part of Italy. The following is a list of islands in the Mediterranean Sea . The two main island countries in the region are Malta and Cyprus, while other countries with islands in the Mediterranean Sea include Croatia, Italy, France, Greece ...

  6. Geography of Greece - Wikipedia

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    Map of earthquakes in Greece and adjacent countries 1900–2017. Greece is a mostly mountainous country with a very long coastline, filled with peninsulas and islands. The climate can range from semi-desert to cold climate mountain forests. Greece's natural hazards include severe earthquakes, floods, droughts and wildfires.

  7. Aegean Islands - Wikipedia

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    Aegean Sea Islands map showing island groups Satellite view of the Aegean Sea and Islands. The Aegean Islands [a] are the group of islands in the Aegean Sea, with mainland Greece to the west and north and Turkey to the east; the island of Crete delimits the sea to the south, those of Rhodes, Karpathos and Kasos to the southeast.

  8. List of countries by number of islands - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of countries by number of islands, with figures given for the numbers of islands within their territories. In some cases, this figure is approximate and may vary slightly between sources depending on which islands are counted. The criteria for inclusion appear to differ considerably between the countries so they are not necessarily directly comparable. Different languages use ...

  9. List of islands of Europe - Wikipedia

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    Bulgarian islands are parts of Eastern Mediterranean. St. Anastasia Island; St. Cyricus Island; St. Ivan Island; St. Thomas Island; Romanian islands Sacalinu Mare Island; Sacalinu Mic Island; Turkish islands, between Europe And Asia Amasra Tavşan Adası; Büyükada (Amasra) Giresun Island; Hoynat Islet; Kefken Island; Öreke Ukrainian islands ...