Furni Island
Furni Island is an island in Samos Prefecture, North Aegean Islands. Furni Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Kampi, as well as near the locality Dhaphnolies.Places of Interest
Highlights include Corsiae.
Corsiae
Archaeological site
Corsiae or Korsiai was a town of ancient Greece on the island of same name. Its site is located near modern Petrokopio on the island of Fournoi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fournoi and Thymena.
Thymena
Village
Photo: Waldviertler, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Thymaina is a small Greek island in the Ikaria regional unit, in the eastern Aegean Sea. Thymaina is located just west of Fournoi Korseon and is administratively a part of its municipality. Thymena is situated 3½ km west of Furni Island.
Fourni
Photo: Waldviertler, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
Fournoi Korseon is a Greek archipelago in the Aegean Sea. Fourni contains a well-known archaeological site for the Minoan civilisation. The cemetery at Fourni is perhaps the most important discovered Minoan burial site to date.
Furni Island
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Furni Adası”, “Nisi Fournoi”, “Nisída Foúrnoi”, “Nisídha Foúrnoi”, “Nisís Foúrnoi”, “Nísos Foúrnoi”, and “Nisos Furni”
- Category: landform
- Location: Samos Prefecture, North Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.57611° or 37° 34′ 34″ northLongitude
26.49079° or 26° 29′ 27″ eastElevation
194 metres (636 feet)Open location code
8G98HFGR+C8GeoNames ID
262261
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Satellite Map
Discover Furni Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Greek to Turkish—“Furni Island” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Nisí Foúrnoi”
- Greek: “Νησί Φούρνοι”
- Greek: “Νήσος Φούρνοι”
- Turkish: “Hurşit Ada”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kampi and Dhaphnolies.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Nisiá Foúrnoi and Órmos Foúrnon.
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