Saronic Islands

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The Saronic Islands or Argo-Saronic Islands is an archipelago in Greece, named after the Saronic Gulf in which they are located, just off the Greek mainland.<ref name="Metro">Template:Cite web</ref> The main inhabited islands of this group are Salamis, Aegina, Agistri, and Poros. The islands of Hydra and Dokos, which lie off the northeast tip of the Peloponnese (technically between the Saronic Gulf and the Argolic Gulf), are sometimes included as part of the Saronic Islands.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Many mainland Greeks have vacation homes in the Saronic Islands, which are regularly served by ferries from the Athen's port of Piraeus and the Peloponnese.<ref name="Metro"/> Salamis, the largest island of the group, is where the ancient Greek navy defeated the Persians in the Battle of Salamis in 480 BC.

Main islands

Island	Area (Km2)	Population (2011)
Salamina	Template:Center	Template:Center
Aegina	Template:Center	Template:Center
Hydra	Template:Center	Template:Center
Poros	Template:Center	Template:Center
Spetses	Template:Center	Template:Center
Agistri	Template:Center	Template:Center
Dokos	Template:Center	Template:Center

See also

• List of islands of Greece

References

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