Makronisos
Makronisos, or Makronisi, is an island in the Aegean Sea, in Greece, notorious as the site of a political prison from the 1920s to the 1970s. It is located close to the coast of Attica, facing the port of Lavrio.
- Island
- …lies at an elevation of 104 metres (341 feet)
- Description: island off Attica in the Aegean Sea
- Also known as“Helena”“Helene”“Nisi Makronisos”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lavrio and Poseidonia.
Poseidonia
Hamlet
Kato Poseidonia is a settlement in Southeastern Attica… Poseidonia is situated 7 km west of Makronisos.
Makronisos
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Latitude
37.70165° or 37° 42′ 6″ north
Longitude
24.12523° or 24° 7′ 31″ east
Open location code
8G96P42G+M3
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Western Armenian—“Makronisos” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Makrónisos”
- Albanian: “Makronisosi”
- Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Eléni”
- Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Ελένη”
- Arabic: “ماكرونيسوس”
- Bulgarian: “Макронисос”
- Catalan: “Hèlena”
- Catalan: “Hèlene”
- Catalan: “Makrónissos”
- Cebuano: “Nísos Makrónisos”
- Chinese: “馬克羅尼索斯島”
- Chinese: “马克罗尼索斯岛”
- Czech: “Makronisos”
- Dutch: “Makronisos”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ماكرونيسوس”
- Finnish: “Makrónisos”
- French: “Macronèse”
- French: “Makrónisos”
- French: “Makrónissos”
- Galician: “Makrónisos - Μακρόνησος”
- Galician: “Makronisos”
- German: “Makronisi”
- German: “Makronisos”
- German: “Makrónisos”
- German: “Makronissi”
- German: “Makronissos”
- German: “Makrónissos”
- Greek: “Makronísi”
- Greek: “Makrónisos”
- Greek: “Nisí Makrónisos”
- Greek: “Nísos Elénis”
- Greek: “Nísos Makrónisos”
- Greek: “Μακρόνησος Κέας”
- Greek: “Μακρόνησος Κυκλάδων”
- Greek: “Μακρόνησος”
- Greek: “Νησί Μακρόνησος”
- Greek: “Νήσος Μακρόνησος”
- Japanese: “マクロニソス島”
- Korean: “마크로니소스섬”
- Latin: “Macronesus”
- Macedonian: “Макронисос”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Makronisos”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Makrónisos”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Makronissos”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Markonisos”
- Polish: “Makronisos”
- Portuguese: “Makronisi”
- Portuguese: “Makrónisos”
- Russian: “Макронисос”
- Serbian: “Makronisos”
- Serbian: “Makrónisos”
- Serbian: “Макронизос”
- Serbian: “Макронисос”
- Serbian: “Марконисос”
- Sicilian: “Makronissos”
- Spanish: “Makronisos”
- Spanish: “Makrónisos”
- Swedish: “Nísos Makrónisos”
- Turkish: “Bibercik”
- Turkish: “Uzunada”
- Ukrainian: “Макронісос”
- Western Armenian: “Մաքրոնիսոս”
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