Antikythera
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 Antikythera (Αντικύθηρα) |
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| Coordinates | 35°52′ N 23°18′ E | |
| Country | Greece | |
| Periphery | Attica | |
| Prefecture | Piraeus | |
| Population | 44 source (2001) | |
| Area | 20.43 km² | |
| Population density | 2 /km² | |
| Elevation | ? m | |
| Postal code | 801 00 | |
| Area code | 27360 | |
| Website | www.antikythira.gr | |
Antikythera (Αντικύθηρα) is a Greek island with a land area of approximately 20 square kilometers, 38 kilometers south-east of Kythira. It is lozenge-shaped, 10.5km NNW to SSE by 3.4km ENE to WSW. It is notable for being the location of the discovery of the Antikythera mechanism and for the historical Antikythera wreck.
Its main settlement and port is Potamos. Antikythera is sporadically visited by the ANEK Lines ferry Myrtidossia, on its route between Piraeus (Athens) and Kissamos-Kastelli in Crete.
Between the 4th and 1st centuries BC, it was used as a base by a group of Cilician pirates until their destruction by Pompey the Great. Their fort can still be seen atop a cliff to the NE of the island.
[edit] External links
- http://www.antikythira.gr Information in Greek and English
- http://www.kythira.info Information in Greek, English and German
- http://www.antikythera.8m.com Information in Greek and English
- Google satellite view of the island
| Municipalities and communities of the Piraeus Prefecture |
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| Aegina • Agios Ioannis Rentis • Ampelakia • Drapetsona • Hydra • Keratsini • Korydallos • Kythira • Methana • Nikaia • Perama • Piraeus • Poros • Salamis • Spetses • Troizina |
| Agkistri • Antikythera |
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