Megalonisi
Megalonisi, also Nisiopi, is a long island near the west coast of the island Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece. It is situated in front of Sigri's harbour, and stretches across the mouth of the bay and acts as a buffer to the prevailing winds.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: islet also called Megalonisi near Lesbos island, Greece
- Also known as: “Nesope”, “Nisída Megalonísi”, “Nisiopi”, “Nisióti”, “Nisís Megalonísion”, “Nisís Sígri”, “Nisos Megalonisi”, “Sígkri”, “Sígri”, “Sigri Island”, and “Síngri”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest and Sigri Castle.
Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest
Museum
Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest is a geological museum located in the village of Sigri on the island of Lesbos in Greece.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sigri and Bali-Alona Petrified Forest Park.
Sigri
Village
Photo: CoStef, Public domain.
Sigri is a small fishing village near the western tip of Lesbos Island. Its name derives through Greek σίγουρος from the Venetian word siguro, meaning "safe", based on the fact that it has a safe harbour.
Bali-Alona Petrified Forest Park
Locality
The Lesvos Petrified Forest is a petrified wood forest on the island of Lesbos, Greece. The forest was formed from the fossilized remains of plants and trees, which can be found in many localities on the western part of Lesbos Island. Bali-Alona Petrified Forest Park is situated 6 km east of Megalonisi.
Eresos
Village
Eresos and its twin beach village Skala Eresou are located in the southwest part of the Greek island of Lesbos. They are villages visited by considerable numbers of tourists. Eresos is situated 10 km southeast of Megalonisi.
Megalonisi
- Category: landform
- Location: Lesvos, North Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Megalonisi” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ميجالونيسي”
- Cebuano: “Nísos Sígri”
- Chinese: “尼西奥皮岛”
- Chinese: “尼西奧皮島”
- Finnish: “Megalonísi”
- German: “Megalonisi”
- Greek: “Megalonísion”
- Greek: “Μεγαλονήσι Λέσβου”
- Greek: “Μεγαλονήσι Σιγρίου Λέσβου”
- Greek: “Μεγαλονήσι”
- Greek: “Μεγαλονήσιον”
- Greek: “Νησιώπη”
- Spanish: “Megalonisi”
- Spanish: “Nisiopi”
- Swedish: “Nísos Sígri”
- Turkish: “Megalonisi”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sigri Light and Sigri Harbour.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Megalonisi”. Photo: CoStef, CC0.