Samos
Samos — Σάμος in Greek — is one of the 89 islands on the Pelagos checklist. It covers about 476 km², and 32,642 people live there all year.
Samos in numbers
| Greek name | Σάμος |
|---|---|
| Region | North Aegean Islands |
| Residents | 32,642 |
| Land area | about 476 km² |
| Size | 8th largest of the 89 |
| Population | 11th most populated of the 89 |
The islands nearest to Samos
Measured coast to coast — the sea between them, not the gap between their centres.
| Island | Greek name | km |
|---|---|---|
| Fournoi | Φούρνοι | 6.4 |
| Thymaina | Θύμαινα | 15 |
| Ikaria | Ικαρία | 18 |
| Agathonisi | Αγαθονήσι | 19 |
| Arkoi | Αρκοί | 26 |
The named rocks off Samos
Open coastline data records 7 named islets in the water around Samos. All of them:
Agios Nikolaos · Diaporti · Kasonisi · Makroniso · Prasonisi · Strongylo · Vareloudi
Samos on the checklist
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