Makri

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article is about the Ionian island. For the island and town in Minor Asia, see Fethiye.

Makri
Μάκρη

Geography
Location	Ionian Sea
Coordinates	38°21′43″N 21°02′02″E / 38.362°N 21.034°E / 38.362; 21.034Coordinates: 38°21′43″N 21°02′02″E / 38.362°N 21.034°E / 38.362; 21.034
Archipelago	Echinades
Area	0.983 km² (0.380 sq mi)
Highest elevation	126 m (413 ft)
Country
Greece
Region	Ionian Islands
Municipality	Ithaca
Demographics
Population	0

Makri (Greek: Μάκρη) is a Greek island, one of the Echinades, in the Ionian Islands group. It is located on the far southeast side of the Gulf of Makri.^[1] It is administered by the municipality of Ithaca and is 24 km (15 mi) east of the island. Strabo, and most modern writers, identify Dulichium, from which Homer reports that Meges, son of Phyleus, led 40 ships to Troy, with the island of Makri. In 1920, the British described Makri as having "the finest natural harbor in Asia Minor".^[1]

Makri was also noted by the British for its forests. Timber produced was primarily made from cedar. Makri had its own steam powered sawmill in 1920.^[2]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Prothero, G.W. (1920). Anatolia. London: H.M. Stationery Office.
↑ Prothero, G.W. (1920). Anatolia. London: H.M. Stationery Office. p. 97.

External links

Makri on GTP Travel Pages (in English and Greek)

v t e Ionian Islands

Main Islands	Cephalonia Ithaca Corfu Lefkada Paxi Zakynthos Cythera

Smaller islands and islets	Antikythera Antipaxi Arkoudi Atokos Echinades islands Elafonisos Ereikoussa Kalamos Kastos Kravia Kythros Lazareto (Ithaca) Lazaretto (Corfu) Mathraki Meganisi Othonoi Skorpios Sparti Lefkados Strofades Vido

v t e The municipality of Ithaca

Communities on the island of Ithaca	Anogi Exogi Ithaca Kioni Lefki Perachori Platreithias Stavros

Islands and islets outside the island	Arkoudi Atokos Drakonera Karlonisi Lazareto Makri Oxeia Pontikos Provati Vromonas

v t e Islands of the Echinades

Apasa Drakonera Filippos Girovaris Kalogiros Karlonisi Kouneli Lamprinos Makri Modio Oxeia Petalas Pistros Pontikos Praso Provati Sofia Soros Tsakalonisi Vromonas

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.