Southern Sporades

The Southern Sporades (Greek: Νότιες Σποράδες, romanized: Nóties Sporádes) are Greek islands situated between the Cyclades and Turkey. They correspond to the Dodecanese plus a few northern islands (especially Samos, Icaria and Fournoi Korseon).

Geography These islands geographically lie on the border between Europe and Asia.

List of islands Below is a table presenting the individual islands of the Southern Sporades archipelago and their geographical affiliation to Europe or Asia.

Island Surface (km²) Population Density (/km²) Continent Coordinates Image AgathonisiΑγαθονήσι 14.50 190 13 Asia AlimiaΑλιμιά 7.40 0 0 Asia ArkoiΑρκοί 6.70 44 7 Asia ArmathiaΑρμάθια 2.60 0 0 Europe AstypalaiaΑστυπάλαια 96.90 1,238 13 Europe FarmakonisiΦαρμακονήσι 3.87 74 19 Asia Fournoi KorseonΦούρνοι Κορσέων 45.25 1,469 32 Asia GyaliΓυαλί 4.56 10 2 Asia HalkiΧάλκη 28 313 11 Asia IcariaΙκαρία 255.30 8,843 35 Asia KalolimnosΚαλόλιμνος 1.19 2 2 Asia KalymnosΚάλυμνος 109 16,500 151 Asia KarpathosΚάρπαθος 300 6,226 19 Europe KasosΚάσος 69.50 990 14 Europe KastellorizoΚαστελλόριζο 11.98 492 50 Asia KinarosΚίναρος 4.50 1 0.22 Europe KosΚως 290 26,000 90 Asia LeipsoiΛειψοί 17.35 790 46 Asia LerosΛέρος 74.17 7,917 107 Asia LevithaΛέβιθα 9.12 13 1 Asia NimosΝίμος 4.60 0 0 Asia NisyrosΝίσυρος 50.06 1,008 20 Asia PatmosΠάτμος 34.60 3,047 89 Asia PserimosΨέριμος 14.60 130 9 Asia RhodesΡόδος 1,401.46 115,490 82 Asia RoΡω 1.60 15 9 Asia SamosΣάμος 476 42,000 90 Asia SariaΣαρία 21.10 22 1 Europe StrongyliΣτρογγυλή 0.90 1 1 Asia SymiΣύμη 58.10 2,606 45 Asia SyrnaΣύρνα 4 0 0 Europe TelendosΤέλενδος 8.50 66 8 Asia TilosΤήλος 64.50 553 8 Asia

See also Sporades Dodecanese Northern Sporades Saronic Islands Eastern Sporades Thracian Sporades North Aegean islands

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