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Kos or Cos (/ k ɒ s, k ɔː s /; Greek: Κως) is a Greek island, which is part of the Dodecanese island chain in the southeastern Aegean Sea.Kos is the third largest island of the Dodecanese by area, after Rhodes and Karpathos; it has a population of 37,089 (2021 census), making it the second most populous of the Dodecanese, after Rhodes. [1]
The Aegean Islands[ a][ 1] are the group of islands in the Aegean Sea, with mainland Greece to the west and north and Turkey to the east; the island of Crete delimits the sea to the south, those of Rhodes, Karpathos and Kasos to the southeast. The ancient Greek name of the Aegean Sea, Archipelago ( ἀρχιπέλαγος, archipelagos ), was ...
15 dead, 60 wounded. Location of Kos in the Aegean Sea. The Battle of Kos ( Greek: Μάχη της Κω) was a brief battle in World War II between British / Italian and German forces for control of the Greek island of Kos, in the then Italian-held Dodecanese Islands of the Aegean Sea. The battle was precipitated by the Allied Armistice with Italy.
24 July 1991 (aged 1) Kos, Greece. Status. Missing for 33 years and 26 days. On 24 July 1991, Ben Needham (born 29 October 1989), a 21-month-old English child, disappeared on the Greek island of Kos. [ 1] After initial searches failed to locate him, he was believed to have been kidnapped. [ 2] Despite numerous claims of sightings, his ...
ΚΧ, ΡΟ, ΡΚ. Website. www.nisyros.gr. Nisyros also spelled Nisiros ( Greek: Νίσυρος, romanized : Nísyros; Modern Greek pronunciation: [ˈnisiros]) is a volcanic Greek island and municipality located in the Aegean Sea. It is part of the Dodecanese group of islands, situated between the islands of Kos and Tilos .
Topographic map of Greece. Greece is located in South Eastern Europe, bordering the Ionian Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. It is a peninsular country, with an archipelago of about 3,000 islands. It has a total area of 131,957 km 2 (50,949 sq mi), [ 6] of which land area is 130,647 km 2 and internal waters (lakes and rivers) account for 1,310 km 2.
The regional unit covers the islands of Kos, Nisyros and several smaller islands in the Aegean Sea. Administration. As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Kos was created out of part of the former Dodecanese Prefecture. It is subdivided into 2 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox): Kos (7)
Kefalos ( Greek: Κέφαλος) is the westernmost town on the Greek island of Kos, 43 km from Kos Town. It is situated on a peninsula, also known as Kefalos, at the south-west side of the island. The town is built on a stone height, dominated by the imposing windmill of Papavasilis and is home to 2,329 inhabitants (2021 census).