Naxos
Naxos — Νάξος in Greek — is one of the 89 islands on the Pelagos checklist. It covers about 429 km², and 19,597 people live there all year.
Naxos in numbers
| Greek name | Νάξος |
|---|---|
| Region | Cyclades |
| Residents | 19,597 |
| Land area | about 429 km² |
| Size | 10th largest of the 89 |
| Population | 14th most populated of the 89 |
The islands nearest to Naxos
Measured coast to coast — the sea between them, not the gap between their centres.
| Island | Greek name | km |
|---|---|---|
| Ano Koufonisi | Άνω Κουφονήσι | 3.9 |
| Paros | Πάρος | 5.2 |
| Schoinousa | Σχοινούσα | 5.3 |
| Iraklia | Ηρακλειά | 5.4 |
| Donousa | Δονούσα | 16 |
The named rocks off Naxos
Open coastline data records 2 named islets in the water around Naxos. All of them:
Aspronisi · Parthenos
Naxos on the checklist
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