Kythira
Kythira — Κύθηρα in Greek — is one of the 89 islands on the Pelagos checklist. It covers about 277 km², and 3,644 people live there all year.
Kythira in numbers
| Greek name | Κύθηρα |
|---|---|
| Region | Standalone Islands |
| Residents | 3,644 |
| Land area | about 277 km² |
| Size | 17th largest of the 89 |
| Population | 32nd most populated of the 89 |
The islands nearest to Kythira
Measured coast to coast — the sea between them, not the gap between their centres.
| Island | Greek name | km |
|---|---|---|
| Elafonisos | Ελαφόνησος | 8.7 |
| Antikythera | Αντικύθηρα | 32 |
| Monemvasia | Μονεμβασιά | 35 |
| Crete | Κρήτη | 75 |
| Spetses | Σπέτσες | 96 |
The named rocks off Kythira
Open coastline data records 19 named islets in the water around Kythira. All of them:
Andidhragonera · Chytra · Dragonera · Exo Nisi · Gaidouponiso · Kapelo · Karavonisi · Karavopetra · Kornari · Koufo · Lida · Lydia · Makrykythra · Mesa Nisi · Nisakia · Prasonisi · Routsunas · Strogili · Xeroniso
Kythira on the checklist
Kythira belongs to no archipelago, so it counts toward the 89 and toward the milestone badges, but no region badge covers it — All Seas Sailed leaves the standalone islands out by design.
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