Zakynthos
Zakynthos — Ζάκυνθος in Greek — is one of the 89 islands on the Pelagos checklist. It covers about 406 km², and 41,180 people live there all year.
Zakynthos in numbers
| Greek name | Ζάκυνθος |
|---|---|
| Region | Ionian Islands |
| Residents | 41,180 |
| Land area | about 406 km² |
| Size | 11th largest of the 89 |
| Population | 7th most populated of the 89 |
The islands nearest to Zakynthos
Measured coast to coast — the sea between them, not the gap between their centres.
| Island | Greek name | km |
|---|---|---|
| Cephalonia | Κεφαλονιά | 15 |
| Ithaca | Ιθάκη | 41 |
| Kastos | Καστός | 70 |
| Lefkada | Λευκάδα | 71 |
| Kalamos | Κάλαμος | 73 |
The named rocks off Zakynthos
Open coastline data records 11 named islets in the water around Zakynthos. All of them:
Agios Nikolaos · Kafkalida · Korakas · Korakonisi · Marathonisi · Mikri Mizithra · Mikro Nisi · Pelouzo · Pontikonisia · Stamfani · Tigani
Zakynthos on the checklist
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