Ios
Ios — Ίος in Greek — is one of the 89 islands on the Pelagos checklist. It covers about 109 km², and 2,299 people live there all year.
Ios in numbers
| Greek name | Ίος |
|---|---|
| Region | Cyclades |
| Residents | 2,299 |
| Land area | about 109 km² |
| Size | 27th largest of the 89 |
| Population | 43rd most populated of the 89 |
The islands nearest to Ios
Measured coast to coast — the sea between them, not the gap between their centres.
| Island | Greek name | km |
|---|---|---|
| Sikinos | Σίκινος | 5.6 |
| Iraklia | Ηρακλειά | 9.8 |
| Santorini | Σαντορίνη | 18 |
| Naxos | Νάξος | 18 |
| Schoinousa | Σχοινούσα | 18 |
The named rocks off Ios
Open coastline data records 9 named islets in the water around Ios. All of them:
Almyronisi · Barbaronesi · Mouria's Islet · Petalidi · Petalidi · Phidias · Pori · Prasonesi · Psathonisi
Ios on the checklist
Visiting all 24 islands in the Cyclades earns the region's own badge.
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