List of islands of Greece

Islands of Greece by size

The following are the 50 largest Greek islands listed by surface area.

Islands of Greece by population

Islands of the Aegean Sea

Main article: Aegean Sea, List of Aegean Islands

Argo-Saronic Islands

Main article: Saronic Islands

This list includes Argo-Saronic islands , which are located in the Saronic Gulf. The largest Argo-Saronic island is Salamis. The main islands are in bold. Uninhabited islands are indicated, including those that may have been inhabited in the past:

• Aegina (87.41 km2),
• Agios Georgios (uninhabited),
• Agios Georgios Salaminos (St. George's Island, uninhabited),
• Agios Ioannis Diaporion (uninhabited)
• Agios Thomas Diaporion (uninhabited),
• Agistri (13.37 km2),
• Alexandros Hydras,
• Atalanti Island,
• Dia (uninhabited)
• Dokos (13.537 km2),
• Falkonera (uninhabited),
• Fleves (uninhabited),
• Hydra (64.443 km2),
• Katramoniso (Nisís Idhroúsa, uninhabited),
• Kyra Aiginis (Nisída Kyrá) (uninhabited),
• Laousses Islets (Nísoi Laoúses, uninhabited),
• Leros Salaminos (uninhabited),
• Modi Porou (uninhabited),
• Moni Aiginas (uninhabited),
• Patroklos (uninhabited),
• Pera Island (Arta),
• Platia (uninhabited),
• Platia Aeginis (uninhabited),
• Poros (49.582 km2),
• Psili (uninhabited)
• Psyttaleia (uninhabited),
• Revythousa (uninhabited),
• Romvi (Nisida Romvi) (uninhabited),
• Salamis (96.16 km2),
• Spetses (27.121 km2),
• Spetsopoula (uninhabited),
• Stavronisi Hydras (uninhabited),
• Trikeri Hydras (uninhabited),
• Velopoula (Nisída Velopoúla) (uninhabited),
• Ypsili Diaporion (uninhabited)
• Ypsili Argolidos (uninhabited)

Cretan islands

The two lists below show the islands, islets, and rocks that surround the island of Crete that are in the Aegean Sea or Libyan Sea.

Cretan islands of the Aegean Sea

• Afendis Christos,
• Agia Varvara,
• Agioi Apostoloi,
• Agioi Pandes,
• Agioi Theodoroi,
• Agios Nikolaos,
• Agriomandra,
• Anavatis,
• Arnaouti,
• Avgo (uninhabited islet),
• Crete,
• Daskaleia (uninhabited islet),
• Dia (Zeus, uninhabited),
• Diapori,
• Dionysades (group of islands),
  • Gianysada,
  • Dragonada,
  • Paximada,
  • Paximadaki,
• Elasa,
• Ftena Trachylia,
• Glaronisi,
• Gramvoussa,
  • Agria Gramvousa,
  • Imeri Gramvousa,
• Grandes (group of islands),
• Kalydon (Spinalonga),
• Karavi (uninhabited),
• Karga (uninhabited),
• Katergo (uninhabited),
• Kavaloi (three uninhabited islands),
  • Anavatis,
  • Kavallos,
  • Kefali,
• Kolokytha,
• Koursaroi,
• Kyriamadi (Peninsula),
• Lazaretta,
• Leon (Islet),
• Mavros (Uninhabited islet),
• Megatzedes (Uninhabited islet),
• Mochlos,
• Nikolos,
• Palaiosouda (Islet),
• Peristeri (Islet),
• Peristerovrachoi (Uninhabited rocks),
• Petalida (Islet),
• Petalouda (Uninhabited islet),
• Pontikaki (Uninhabited islet),
• Pondikonisi (Uninhabited islet),
• Praso Kissamou (Islet),
• Prosfora (Uninhabited islet),
• Pseira,
• Sideros (Uninhabited rock),
• Souda (Islet),
• Valenti (Rock),
• Vryonisi (Uninhabited islet),

Cretan islands of the Libyan Sea

Islands on the south coast of Crete are considered in the Libyan Sea.

• Agia Eirini,
• Ammoudi tous Volakous,
• Artemis (Uninhabited islet),
• Aspros Volakas (rock),
• Chrysi (uninhabited),
• Elafonisi,
• Fotia (Uninhabited islet),
• Gaidouronisi (Uninhabited),
• Gavdopoula,
• Gavdos (Southernmost point of Greece),
• Koufonisi (Lefki) (Uninhabited islet),
• Loutro (Rocky islet),
• Makroulo (Uninhabited islet),
• Marmaro (Uninhabited islet),
• Mavros Volakas (Large rock),
• Megalonisi (Uninhabited islet),
• Mikronisi (Islet),
• Papadoplaka (Reef islet),
• Paximadia (Two small uninhabited islands),
• Prasonisi, Gavdou (Islet),
• Prasonisi, Rethymno (Islet),
• Psarocharako (Rock),
• Psyllos (Uninhabited islet),
• Schistonisi (Islet),
• Strongyli (Uninhabited islet),
• Thetis (Islet),
• Trachilos (Uninhabited islet),
• Trafos (Islet),
• Treis Volakous (Rocks),

Cyclades islands

Main article: Cyclades

The Cyclades islands comprise around 220 islands and islets. The main islands are indicated in bold below.

• Ágios Nikólaos (Máchaires),
• Prasíni (Agía Paraskeví),
• Strongyló (Strongylí),
• Amorgos (141 km2),
• Ananes,
• Anafi (40.4 km2),
• Andros (380 km2),
• Aniros (Anydros)
• Ano Antikeros
• Antimilos,
• Antiparos,
• Anydros Amorgou
• Askania,
• Christiana (uninhabited),
• Delos,
• Despotiko (uninhabited),
• Donousa (13.8 km2),
• Eschati,
• Folegandros (32.2 km2),
• Glaronisi,
• Gyaros,
• Hristiana
• Htapodia Mykonou
• Ios (108 km2),
• Iraklia,
• Kalogiros
• Kardiotissa,
• Kato Antikeros,
• Kato Koufonisi,
• Kea (132 km2),
• Keros,
• Kimolos,
• Kitriani,
• Koufonisia,
• Kramvonisi
• Kythnos (99.4 km2),
• Liadi Island,
• Makares,
• Makronissos,
• Megalo,
• Milos (151 km2),
• Mykonos,
• Naxos (429.8 km2),
• Nea Kameni,
• Nikouria,
• Nisida Prasini,
• Ofidousa,
• Pahia Anaphis
• Palea Kameni,
• Paros (195 km2),
• Polyaigos,
• Rhineia,
• Saliagos,
• Santorini (Thera),
• Schoinoussa,
• Serifopoula,
• Serifos,
• Sifnos,
• Sikinos,
• Skilonisi,
• Stroggyli Parou,
• Syros,
• Therasia,
• Tinos (194 km2),
• Vous,
• Vrachoi Bouvais,

Dodecanese islands

Main article: Dodecanese

There are 164 total Dodecanese Islands of which 26 are inhabited. There are 12 main islands, listed in bold below:

• Agathonissi,
• Agioi Theodoroi Halkis
• Agreloussa
• Alimia,
• Antitilos
• Anydros Patmou
• Arefoussa
• Arhangelos
• Arkoi,
• Armathia,
• Astakida
• Astypalaia,
• Faradonesia
• Farmakonisi,
• Fokionissia
• Fragos
• Gaidourosnissi Tilou
• Glaros Kinarou
• Gyali,
• Halavra
• Halki,
• Hiliomodi Patmou
• Hondro
• Htenies
• Imia (uninhabited),
• Kalavros Kalymnou
• Kalolimnos,
• Kalovolos
• Kalymnos,
• Kamilonisi
• Kandeloussa
• Karavolas Rodhou
• Karpathos (300 km2),
• Kasos,
• Kastellorizo (Megisti),
• Kinaros,
• Kos (290.3 km2),
• Koubelonisi
• Kouloundros
• Kouloura Leipson
• Kounoupoi
• Koutsomytis
• Leipsoi,
• Leros,
• Levitha,
• Makronisi Leipson
• Makronissi Kasou
• Makry Aspronisi Leipson
• Makry Halkis
• Marathos,
• Marmaras
• Mavra Levithas
• Megalo Aspronisi Leipson
• Megalo Glaronisi
• Megalo Sofrano
• Mesonisi Seirinas
• Mikro Glaronisi,
• Mikro Sofrano,
• Nerónisi,
• Nimos,
• Nisídes Adelfoí,
• Nisyros,
• Paheia Nisyrou
• Patmos,
• Pergoussa
• Piganoussa
• Pitta
• Plati Kasou
• Plati Pserimou
• Plati Symis
• Pontikoussa
• Prasonissi Rodhou
• Prasouda
• Pserimos,
• Ro,
• Rhodes (1401 km2),
• Safonidi
• Saria,
• Seirina
• Sesklio
• Strongyli Megistis (Easternmost point of Greece),
• Strongyli Kritinias
• Strongyli Kasou
• Symi,
• Syrna,
• Telendos,
• Tilos,
• Tragonisi
• Zaforas,

Euboea and surrounding islands

• Atalanti (uninhabited),
• Euboea,
• Hersonisi
• Kavalliani (uninhabited),
• Lichades,
• Lithari
• Mandilou
• Monoliá,
• Megalos Petalios
• Petalioi (10 small uninhabited islands/islets),
• Stouronisi,

North Aegean islands

Main article: North Aegean islands

• Agios Efstratios,
• Chios,
• Icaria,
• Lesbos,
• Lemnos,
• Oinousses,
• Pasas,
• Psara,
  • Antipsara,
• Samos,
  • Samiopoula,
• Fournoi Korseon ()
  • Agios Minas ()
  • Thymaina ()

There are also two North Aegean islands in the Thracian Sea:

• Samothrace,
• Thassos,

Sporades islands

Main article: Sporades

The 30 islands in the Sporades are listed below, with the four major islands in bold. The largest Sporades island is Skyros.

• Adelfoi Islets,
• Agios Georgios Skopelou
• Alonissos (64 km2),
• Arkos (Skiathos Municipality),
• Aspronisi (Skiathos Municipality)
• Dasia
• Erinia (Rineia Skyrou),
• Gioura,
• Grammeza,
• Korakas Alonissou
• Kyra Panagia,
• Lekhoussa,
• Manolas Alonissou
• Maragos (Skiathos Municipality)
• Peristera,
• Piperi,
• Polemika Alonissou
• Praso Skantzouras
• Psathoura,
• Repi,
• Sarakino,
• Skandili, {{coord| 39.04853|24.08154|format=dms|name=Skandili}}
• Skantzoura,
• Skiathos (49.9 km2 in Municipality),
• Skopelos (96 km2),
• Skyropoula (Skyros Municipality),
• Skyros (209 km2),
• Tsougria (Skiathos Municipality),
• Troulonisi (Skiathos Municipality)
• Tsougriaki (Skiathos Municipality)
• Valaxa,

Ionian Sea islands

Main article: Ionian Islands

Islands in the Ionian Sea are listed below. The seven largest and most popular islands are listed in bold.

• Antikythera,
• Antipaxos,
• Arkoudi,
• Atokos,
• Cephalonia,
• Corfu,
• Diaplo,
• Echinades
  • Apasa,
  • Drakonera,
  • Filippos,
  • Girovaris or Gkravaris,
  • Kalogiros,
  • Karlonisi,
  • Kouneli or Makropoula,
  • Lamprinos,
  • Makri,
  • Modio or Modi,
  • Oxeia,
  • Petalas,
  • Pistros,
  • Pontikos,
  • Praso,
  • Provati,
  • Sofía,
  • Soros,
  • Tsakalonisi,
  • Vromonas,
• Elafonissos,
• Ereikoussa,
• Ithaca,
• Kalamos,
• Kastos,
• Kravia,
• Kythira,
• Kythros,
• Lazaretto,
• Lefkada,
• Madouri (Uninhabited),
• Makropoúla,
• Mathraki,
• Meganisi,
• Modia Islets,
• Nisída Ágios Nikólaos,
• Omfori (Uninhabited, private),
• Othonoi (westernmost point of Greece),
• Paxi,
• Provati,
• Proti,
• Sapientza,
• Schiza (Uninhabited),
• Skorpios,
• Skorpidi (Private),
• Sparti Lefkados,
• Sphacteria,
• Strofades,
• Thilia,
• Vido,
• Zakynthos,

Islets close to mainland

The following islands are close to the mainland and not part of a sea:

• Alatas Trikeriou,
• Ammouliani (Chalkidiki),
• Antitrikeri (Thessaly)
• Kelyfos,
• Paleo Trikeri (Thessaly),
• Trizonia island (Central Greece),

Islands not in the sea

Lake and river islands

• Agios Achilleios (Small Prespa Lake),
• Ioannina Island (Lake Pamvotida),
• Vidronisi (Small Prespa Lake),
• Anonymous islet (Limnothálassa Pápas lagoon, Western Achaia),

Islands in an island

• Marathi Island (Marathi Lake (reservoir) in Mykonos),

Lagoon islands

• Aitoliko Lagoon
  • Aitoliko,
• Missolonghi Lagoon
  • Dolmas
  • Kleisova,
  • Komma,
  • Prokopanistos
  • Schinias
  • Tourlida,
  • Vasiladi,

Notes

References

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