Katapola Bay
Katapola Bay is a bay in South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands. Katapola Bay is situated nearby to the hamlet Νερά, as well as near the village Xylokeratidi.- Type: Bay
- Description: bay in Greece
- Also known as: “Limín Katápola”, “Ormos Katapolon”, “Órmos Vathí”, and “Port Vathy”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Minoa and Archeological Collection of Amorgos.
Minoa
Archaeological site
Minoa was an ancient town on the island of Amorgos. It was the birthplace of Simonides of Amorgos. The site of Minoa is located near modern Katapola, on Moundoulia Hill.
Archeological Collection of Amorgos
Museum
Photo: Zde, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Archeological Collection of Amorgos is a museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Katapola and Amorgos.
Katapola
Village
Photo: Oliwan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Katapola is a small port village on the Greek island of Amorgos, the easternmost island of the Cyclades. It is located at the foot of a hill which was once the site of the ancient town of Minoa.
Amorgos
Photo: Oliwan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Amorgos is the easternmost island of the Cyclades island group and the nearest island to the neighboring Dodecanese island group in Greece. Along with 16 neighbouring islets, the largest of which is Nikouria Island, it comprises the municipality of Amorgos, which has a land area of 126.346 square kilometres and at the 2021 census had a population of 1,961.
Arkesini
Village
Arcesine or Arkesine was an ancient town on the island of Amorgos in the eastern Cyclades. It was one of the three main settlements on the island in antiquity.
Katapola Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
36.83135° or 36° 49′ 53″ northLongitude
25.85578° or 25° 51′ 21″ eastOpen location code
8G87RVJ4+G8OpenStreetMap ID
way 590577628OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
260687Wikidata ID
Q25035113
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Satellite Map
Discover Katapola Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Katapola Bay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Órmos Katápola”
- Greek: “Órmos Katápolon”
- Greek: “Όρμος Κατάπολα”
- Greek: “Όρμος Κατάπολων”
- Swedish: “Órmos Katápola”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Νερά and Xylokeratidi.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Άγιος Παντελεήμων and Maltesi.
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