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Ikaria
About the Greek Islands of Ikaria
ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Ikaria
ISLAND GROUP: Aegean Islands
POPULATION: 8,000
GEOGRAPHY: Elongated island with indented coastline about 40 km in length to 9 km wide, an area of 270km2
GENERAL IMPRESSIONS: Mountain range dominates, only Greek spoken, Goat Skins, Thermal Baths, haphazard. Mythology assured the island's place in the legends as Ikaria is reputed to be the final landing place of Icarus after his disastrous attempt to flee from the Minos of Crete using wings made from feathers and wax that melted when he was said to have flown too close to the sun.
TELEPHONE PREFIX: 22750
MAIN TOWNS: Shown with number of km in ( ) from port of Kirikos (Kirykos), Thermae (4), Xilosirtis (10), Efdilos (41) Armenistis (57)
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