Chios
Chios — Χίος in Greek — is one of the 89 islands on the Pelagos checklist. It covers about 842 km², and 50,361 people live there all year.
Chios in numbers
| Greek name | Χίος |
|---|---|
| Region | North Aegean Islands |
| Residents | 50,361 |
| Land area | about 842 km² |
| Size | 5th largest of the 89 |
| Population | 6th most populated of the 89 |
The islands nearest to Chios
Measured coast to coast — the sea between them, not the gap between their centres.
The named rocks off Chios
Open coastline data records 10 named islets in the water around Chios. All of them:
Agios Sostis · Agios Stefanos Elatas · Agios Stefanos Langadas · Gertis · Katergopetra · Margariti · Moula Petra · Pelagonissos · Strovili · Venetiko
Chios on the checklist
Visiting all 12 islands in the North Aegean earns the region's own badge.
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