Gavdos
Gavdos — Γαύδος in Greek — is one of the 89 islands on the Pelagos checklist. It covers about 33 km², and 70 people live there all year.
Gavdos in numbers
| Greek name | Γαύδος |
|---|---|
| Region | Crete |
| Residents | 70 |
| Land area | about 33 km² |
| Size | 54th largest of the 89 |
| Population | 76th most populated of the 89 |
The islands nearest to Gavdos
Measured coast to coast — the sea between them, not the gap between their centres.
| Island | Greek name | km |
|---|---|---|
| Crete | Κρήτη | 36 |
| Antikythera | Αντικύθηρα | 125 |
| Kythira | Κύθηρα | 168 |
| Milos | Μήλος | 198 |
| Santorini | Σαντορίνη | 200 |
The named rocks off Gavdos
Open coastline data records 1 named islet in the water around Gavdos. It is:
Gavdopoula
Gavdos on the checklist
Gavdos is the southernmost point of Europe, and carries a badge of its own.
Fewer than a hundred people live here all year, which puts it among the islands the Castaway badge counts.
Visiting all 2 islands in Crete earns the region's own badge.
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