Leros
Leros — Λέρος in Greek — is one of the 89 islands on the Pelagos checklist. It covers about 54 km², and 7,993 people live there all year.
Leros in numbers
| Greek name | Λέρος |
|---|---|
| Region | Dodecanese |
| Residents | 7,993 |
| Land area | about 54 km² |
| Size | 43rd largest of the 89 |
| Population | 25th most populated of the 89 |
The islands nearest to Leros
Measured coast to coast — the sea between them, not the gap between their centres.
| Island | Greek name | km |
|---|---|---|
| Kalymnos | Κάλυμνος | 2.2 |
| Lipsi | Λειψοί | 8.2 |
| Telendos | Τέλενδος | 9 |
| Arkoi | Αρκοί | 18 |
| Marathi | Μαράθι | 19 |
The named rocks off Leros
Open coastline data records 15 named islets in the water around Leros. All of them:
Agia Kyriaki · Agios Isidoros · Faradonisi South · Faradonisi South-West · Gourna East · Gourna West · Megali Trypiti · Megalo Faradonisi · Mikri Trypiti · Mikro Glaronisi · Patella · Piganousa · Saraki · Strongyli · Velona
Leros on the checklist
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