Mycale Strait

The Mycale Strait, also known as the Samos Strait, is a narrow strait separating the island of from in the eastern . At its narrowest point it is only 1.6 km wide; the narrowest between any and Turkey.
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  • Strait
  • Description: strait in Greece
  • Also known as
    “Dhíavlos tís Sámou”
    “Díavlos Sámou”
    “Mykális”
    “Samos Boghaz”
    “Samos Channel”
    “Samos Strait”
    “Sisam Boğazı”
    “Stená Sámou”
    “Stenó Sámou”
    “Strait of Samos”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vathy and Pythagoreio.
Pe-sa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a community and a former municipality on the island of , , . is situated 7 km northwest of Mycale Strait.
Njaker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town and municipal unit on the island of , , . is situated 7 km west of Mycale Strait.
Dybdal, Public domain.
is a port town on the island of in . is situated 8 km northwest of Mycale Strait.

Mycale Strait

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Latitude
37.69537° or 37° 41′ 43″ north
Longitude
27.01693° or 27° 1′ 1″ east
Open location code
8G99M2W8+4Q
Geo­Names ID
254113
Wiki­data ID
Q6946834

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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Turkish—“Mycale Strait” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Dilək boğazı”
  • Basque: “Mikalako itsasartea”
  • Cebuano: “Samos Strait”
  • Croatian: “Tjesnac Mycale”
  • Greek: “Stenón Sámou”
  • Greek: “Στενό της Μυκάλης”
  • Italian: “stretto di Dilek”
  • Italian: “stretto di Micale”
  • Italian: “stretto di Samo”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mykalesundet”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mykalisundet”
  • Portuguese: “Estreito de Mícala”
  • Romanian: “Mycale”
  • Romanian: “strâmtoarea Mycale”
  • Russian: “Микале”
  • Russian: “Самос”
  • Spanish: “Estrecho de Mícala”
  • Swedish: “Samos Strait”
  • Turkish: “Dilek Boğazı”
  • Turkish: “Dilek Geçidi”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Psili Ammos and Alykí.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bayrak Adası and Vareloudi.

North Aegean Islands: Highlights

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