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Mykonos (/ ˈ m ɪ k ə n ɒ s,-n oʊ s /, [2] [3] UK also / ˈ m iː k-/; [4] Greek: Μύκονος) is a Greek island, part of the Cyclades, lying between Tinos, Syros, Paros and Naxos.The island has an area of 85.5 square kilometres (33.0 sq mi) and rises to an elevation of 341 metres (1,119 feet) at its highest point.
1990 (14th Session) Delos (/ ˈdiːlɒs /; Greek: Δήλος [ˈðilos]; Attic Greek: Δῆλος, Doric Greek: Δᾶλος), is a small Greek island near Mykonos, close to the centre of the Cyclades archipelago. Though only 3.43 km 2 (1.32 sq mi) in area, it is one of the most important mythological, historical, and archaeological sites in Greece.
The island is composed of marble, though gneiss and mica-schist are to be found in a few places. [2] To the west of Paros lies its smaller sister island Antiparos. At its narrowest, the channel between the two islands is less than 2 km (1 mi) wide. A car-carrying shuttle-ferry operates all day (to and from Pounda, 5 km (3 mi) south of Parikia).
Ftelia. Coordinates: 37°27′40″N 25°22′30″E. Building remnants of the Early Cycladic settlement from the Early Bronze Age or end of Neolithic. Ftelia on Mykonos. Ftelia (Greek: Φτελιά) is an archaeological site located on a beach on the island of Mykonos, Greece.
All major islands are served by ferries to the mainland. Piraeus, the port of Athens, was the third busiest passenger port in Europe as of 2021. 37 million passengers traveled by boat in Greece in 2019, the second-highest in Europe. [273] Greece has 39 active airports, 15 of which serve international destinations. [274]
FIPS code. 48-04504 [5] GNIS feature ID. 2409747 [3] Website. athenstx.gov. Athens is a city and the county seat of Henderson County, [6] Texas, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 12,857. [7] The city has called itself the " Black-Eyed Pea Capital of the World." [8]
Agios Stefanos (Gr. Άγιος Στέφανος meaning Saint Stephen) is a sandy beach next to Tourlos, the new harbor of Mykonos. It is located 3.5 km from Mykonos town. Agios Stefanos attracts a large number of tourists each summer since there are many facilities close to the beach. Visitors will find there sunbeds, umbrellas and most of ...
The Greek islands are traditionally grouped into the following clusters: the Argo-Saronic Islands in the Saronic Gulf near Athens; the Cyclades, a large but dense collection occupying the central part of the Aegean Sea; the North Aegean islands, a loose grouping off the west coast of Turkey; the Dodecanese, another loose collection in the ...