Karpathos
Karpathos, also Carpathos, is the second largest of the Greek Dodecanese islands, in the southeastern Aegean Sea. Together with the neighboring smaller Saria Island it forms the municipality of Karpathos, which is part of the regional unit Karpathos-Kasos.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mesochori and Kyra Panagia.
Karpathos
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Carpathos”, “Carpathus”, “Kárpathos”, “Nisi Karpathos”, and “Nísos Kárpathos”
- Category: landform
- Location: Dodecanese, South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.60819° or 35° 36′ 30″ northLongitude
27.12377° or 27° 7′ 26″ eastPopulation
6,570Elevation
998 metres (3,274 feet)Open location code
8G79J45F+7GGeoNames ID
260893
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Karpathos” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Karpathos”
- Finnish: “Karpathos”
- German: “Karpathos”
- Greek: “Nisí Kárpathos”
- Greek: “Κάρπαθος”
- Greek: “Νησί Κάρπαθος”
- Greek: “Νήσος Κάρπαθος”
- Italian: “Scarpanto”
- Norwegian: “Karpathos”
- Polish: “Karpatos”
- Swedish: “Karpathos”
- Turkish: “Kerpe Ada”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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