Skyros
Skyros — Σκύρος in Greek — is one of the 89 islands on the Pelagos checklist. It covers about 209 km², and 3,052 people live there all year.
Skyros in numbers
| Greek name | Σκύρος |
|---|---|
| Region | Sporades |
| Residents | 3,052 |
| Land area | about 209 km² |
| Size | 19th largest of the 89 |
| Population | 36th most populated of the 89 |
The islands nearest to Skyros
Measured coast to coast — the sea between them, not the gap between their centres.
| Island | Greek name | km |
|---|---|---|
| Evia | Εύβοια | 35 |
| Alonissos | Αλόννησος | 52 |
| Skopelos | Σκόπελος | 60 |
| Agios Efstratios | Άγιος Ευστράτιος | 68 |
| Psara | Ψαρά | 76 |
The named rocks off Skyros
Open coastline data records 19 named islets in the water around Skyros. All of them:
Agios Phokas East · Agios Phokas West · Erinia · Exo Diavatis · Kalogiros · Kalogria · Kefali · Koulouri · Lakkonisi · Mesa Diavatis · Notio Podi · Notio Podi · Platia · Pyrgi 1 · Sarakino · Skyropoula · Valaxa · Vorio Podi · Vrykolakonisia
Skyros on the checklist
Visiting all 4 islands in the Sporades earns the region's own badge.
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