Lesbos Island

Lesbos, or Lesvos, is the northernmost of the of Greece, projecting out of the Asia Minor mainland. It is a birthplace of numerous poets and writers since the Greek antiquity.
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  • Island
  • …has about 83,800 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (20 feet)
  • …was formerly known as “Mitylene Island”
  • Also known as
    “Lésvos”
    “Metelino”
    “Midillü”
    “Midullu”
    “Mitilíni”
    “Mytilene”
    “Mytilíni”
    “Nísos Lésvos”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Agia Paraskevi and Kerami, Lesbos.
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Town
is a town, which is situated 5 km north of Lesbos Island.
PanosMtln, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Village
is a village, which is situated 6 km west of Lesbos Island.

Lesbos Island

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Latitude
39.2035° or 39° 12′ 13″ north
Longitude
26.2766° or 26° 16′ 36″ east
Open location code
8GF8673G+CJ
Geo­Names ID
258466

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Turkish—“Lesbos Island” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Lesbos”
  • Catalan: “Lesbos”
  • Czech: “Lesbos”
  • Danish: “Lesbos”
  • Dutch: “Lesbos”
  • Esperanto: “Lesbo”
  • Estonian: “Lesbos”
  • Finnish: “Lesvos”
  • French: “Lesbos”
  • Galician: “Lesbos”
  • German: “Lesbos”
  • Greek: “Λέσβος”
  • Hebrew: “לסבוס”
  • Hungarian: “Leszbosz-sziget”
  • Hungarian: “Leszbosz”
  • Italian: “Lesbo”
  • Japanese: “レスボス島”
  • Korean: “레스보스 섬”
  • Latin: “Lesbos”
  • Lithuanian: “Lesbas”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lesbos”
  • Norwegian: “Lesbos”
  • Polish: “Lesbos”
  • Portuguese: “Lesbos”
  • Romanian: “Lesbos”
  • Russian: “Лесбос”
  • Serbian: “Лезбос”
  • Spanish: “Lesbos”
  • Swedish: “Lesbos”
  • Turkish: “Midilli Adası”
  • Turkish: “Midilli”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Temple of Messon and Ákra Kakóvouno.

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