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Regions of the Greek islands

Greece has many islands,Template:Refn with estimates ranging from somewhere around 1,200<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> to 6,000,<ref name="Hellenic Organization of Tourism (EOT)">Template:Cite web</ref> depending on the minimum size to take into account. The number of inhabited islands is variously cited as between 166<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> and 227.<ref name="Hellenic Organization of Tourism (EOT)"/>

The largest Greek island by both area and population is Crete, located at the southern edge of the Aegean Sea. The second largest island in area is Euboea or Evvia, which is separated from the mainland by the 60 m wide Euripus Strait, and is administered as part of the Central Greece region. After the third and fourth largest Greek islands, Lesbos and Rhodes, the rest of the islands are two-thirds of the area of Rhodes, or smaller.

The Greek islands are traditionally grouped into the following clusters: the Argo-Saronic Islands (pink) in the Saronic Gulf near Athens; the Cyclades (purple), a large but dense collection occupying the central part of the Aegean Sea; the North Aegean islands (yellow, and emerald), a loose grouping off the west coast of Turkey; the Dodecanese (blue), another loose collection in the southeast between Crete and Turkey; the Sporades (olive), a small tight group off the coast of Euboea; and the Ionian Islands (red), chiefly located to the west of the mainland in the Ionian Sea. Crete with its surrounding islets and Euboea are traditionally excluded from this grouping.

Some Greek islands are often located off the coasts of modern countries whose shores were already inhabited by Greeks before antiquity, such as the coasts of Asia Minor and northern Epirus. It was only in the 20th century that the displacement of Greek populations led to a change in the ethnic landscape: today, Greek-populated islands are situated near regions now inhabited by other ethnic groups, such as in Turkey (Asia Minor) and southern Albania (Northern Epirus).

This article excludes the Peloponnese, which has technically been an island since the construction of the Corinth Canal in 1893, but is rarely considered to be an island due to its artificial origins.

Islands of Greece by size

A NASA image of Crete
A NASA image of Rhodes
Ithaca is to the upper right of the larger Kefalonia island in this picture. The small island in the top-right corner is the uninhabited Atokos island.

The following are the 50 largest Greek islands listed by surface area.

Island Greek name Area
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1 Crete Κρήτη Template:Convert Cretan
2 Evia Εύβοια Template:Convert Euboean
3 Lesbos Λέσβος Template:Convert North Aegean Islands
4 Rhodes Ρόδος Template:Convert Dodecanese
5 Chíos Χίος Template:Convert North Aegean Islands
6 Kefalonia Κεφαλονιά Template:Convert Ionian Islands
7 Corfu Κέρκυρα Template:Convert Ionian Islands
8 Lemnos Λήμνος Template:Convert North Aegean Islands
9 Samos Σάμος Template:Convert North Aegean Islands
10 Naxos Νάξος Template:Convert Cyclades
11 Zakynthos Ζάκυνθος Template:Convert Ionian Islands
12 Thassos Θάσος Template:Convert North Aegean Islands
13 Andros Άνδρος Template:Convert Cyclades
14 Lefkada Λευκάδα Template:Convert Ionian Islands
15 Karpathos Κάρπαθος Template:Convert Dodecanese
16 Kos Κως Template:Convert Dodecanese
17 Kythira Κύθηρα Template:Convert Ionian Islands
18 Icaria Ικαρία Template:Convert North Aegean Islands
19 Skyros Σκύρος Template:Convert Sporades
20 Paros Πάρος Template:Convert Cyclades
21 Tinos Τήνος Template:Convert Cyclades
22 Samothrace Σαμοθράκη Template:Convert North Aegean Islands
23 Milos Μήλος Template:Convert Cyclades
24 Kea Κέα Template:Convert Cyclades
25 Amorgos Αμοργός Template:Convert Cyclades
26 Kalymnos Κάλυμνος Template:Convert Dodecanese
27 Ios Ίος Template:Convert Cyclades
28 Kythnos Κύθνος Template:Convert Cyclades
29 Astypalaia Αστυπάλαια Template:Convert Dodecanese
30 Ithaca Ιθάκη Template:Convert Ionian Islands
31 Salamis Σαλαμίνα Template:Convert Argo-Saronic
32 Skopelos Σκόπελος Template:Convert Sporades
33 Mykonos Μύκονος Template:Convert Cyclades
34 Syros Σύρος Template:Convert Cyclades
35 Aegina Αίγινα Template:Convert Argo-Saronic
36 Santorini Σαντορίνη Template:Convert Cyclades
37 Serifos Σέριφος Template:Convert Cyclades
38 Sifnos Σίφνος Template:Convert Cyclades
39 Kasos Κάσος Template:Convert Dodecanese
40 Alonnisos Αλόννησος Template:Convert Sporades
41 Tilos Τήλος Template:Convert Dodecanese
42 Symi Σύμη Template:Convert Dodecanese
43 Leros Λέρος Template:Convert Dodecanese
44 Hydra Ύδρα Template:Convert Argo-Saronic
45 Skiathos Σκιάθος Template:Convert Sporades
46 Agios Efstratios Άγιος Ευστράτιος Template:Convert North Aegean Islands
47 Sikinos Σίκινος Template:Convert Cyclades
48 Nisyros Νίσυρος Template:Convert Dodecanese
49 Psara Ψαρά Template:Convert North Aegean Islands
50 Anafi Ανάφη Template:Convert Cyclades

Islands of Greece by population

Island Population
Crete 624,408
Euboea 191,206
Rhodes 125,113
Corfu 99,134
Lesbos 83,755
Chios 50,361
Zakynthos 41,180
Salamis 37,220
Kos 37,089
Kefalonia 36,064
Samos 32,642
Lefkada 21,900
Syros 21,507
Naxos 20,578
Lemnos 16,411
Kalymnos 17,752
Santorini 15,480
Paros 14,520
Thasos 13,104
Aegina 12,911
Mykonos 10,704
Tinos 8,934
Andros 8,826
Icaria 8,843
Leros 7,992
Karpathos 6,567
Skiathos 5,802
Milos 5,302
Skopelos 4,960
Aitoliko 4,813
Spetses 3,748
Kythira 3,644
Patmos 3,283
Poros 3,261
Alonnisos 3,138
Skyros 3,052
Ithaca 2,862
Sifnos 2,777
Symi 2,603
Samothrace 2,596
Paxos 2,466
Kea 2,335
Ios 2,299
Hydra 2,070
Amorgos 1,961
Kythnos 1,586
Astipalea 1,376
Fournoi Korseon 1,343
Antiparos 1,265
Serifos 1,241
Kasos 1,223
Agistri 1,131
Nisiros 1,046
Meganisi 926
Oinousses 911
Elafonisos 898
Kimolos 810
Lipsi 778
Tilos 746
Folegandros 719
Kastellorizo 584
Ammouliani 521
Chalki 475
Ereikoussa 447
Psara 420
Koufonisia 391
Othonoi 386
Kalamos 342
Anafi 293
Agios Efstratios 257
Sikinos 253
Therasia 249
Schoinoussa 227
Donousa 213
Agathonisi 202
Thymaina 191
Mathraki 174
Gavdos 142

Islands of the Aegean Sea

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Argo-Saronic Islands

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The port city of Hydra on Hydra Island

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Cretan island

The two lists below show the islands, islets, and rocks that surround the island of Crete that are in the Aegean Sea or Libyan Sea.

Cretan islands of the Aegean Sea

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The islet of Leon, on the left, next to the larger islet of Souda, within Souda bay
Spinalonga (Kalydon)
The islet of Pondikonisi, mouse island, which is shaped like a mouse.

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Cretan islands of the Libyan Sea

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The islet of Trafos in the Libyan Sea

Islands on the south coast of Crete are considered in the Libyan Sea. Template:Div col

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Cyclades islands

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The Cyclades islands
Iconic windmills of Mykonos

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Dodecanese islands

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The Dodecanese Islands
A harbor on the island of Astypalaia

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Euboea and surrounding islands

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North Aegean islands

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There are also two North Aegean islands in the Thracian Sea:

Sporades islands

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The Northern Sporades

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Ionian Sea islands

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The main Ionian Islands
The Echinades islands

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Islets close to mainland

The following islands are close to the mainland and not part of a sea: Template:Div col

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Islands not in the sea

Lake and river islands

Ioannina Island in Lake Pamvotida

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Islands in an island

Lagoon islands

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See also

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Notes

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References

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