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Milos Island

Milos is a volcanic island in the Aegean Sea, just north of the Sea of Crete. Milos is the southwesternmost island in the group. The island is famous for the Venus de Milo, a statue of Aphrodite, now in the Louvre.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Milos Island National Airport and Tsigkrado.

Aerodrome
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is an airport in , . Milos is an island in the . The airport is located 5 kilometers southeast of the harbour of the island. is situated 3½ km northeast of Milos Island.

Beach
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is a beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zefyria and Adamantas.

Village
is a village in the inner part of the island of . It had been the chief-town of the island before this title was moved to . It belongs to the community of of the municipality of Milos. is situated 4½ km northeast of Milos Island.

Town
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Adamas is the harbour town of island. It has a population of 1,268 people. Highlights include the French cemetery, used in the years of the Crimean war; the 600-year-old church of the Holy Trinity; the Milos Mining Museum; and the Maritime Museum. is situated 6 km north of Milos Island.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km east of Milos Island.

Milos Island

Latitude
36.67556° or 36° 40′ 32″ north
Longitude
24.44778° or 24° 26′ 52″ east
Population
5,300
Elevation
40 metres (131 feet)
IATA airport code
MLO
Open location code
8G86MCGX+64
Geo­Names ID
256951
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Satellite Map

Discover Milos Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Milos Island” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Melos”
  • Chinese: “米洛斯岛”
  • Dutch: “Melos”
  • Esperanto: “Meloso”
  • Finnish: “Melos”
  • French: “Milo”
  • German: “Milos”
  • Greek: “Μήλος”
  • Hebrew: “מלוס”
  • Italian: “Milo”
  • Luxembourgish: “Mílos”
  • Norwegian: “Milos”
  • Polish: “Melos”
  • Portuguese: “Milos”
  • Spanish: “Milo”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Provatas Bay and Achivadolimni.

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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 Wikivoyage page “Milos Island”. Photo: Inkey, CC BY 2.0.