Aspronisi

Aspronisi is an uninhabited island lying within the . The island was originally formed by the massive Minoan eruption in the 2nd millennium BC, after which it was gradually built up by successive volcanic activity.
  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of around 70 metres (240 feet)
  • Description: island off Thira, Greece
  • Also known as
    “Aspro Island”
    “Aspronisi Island”
    “Nisís Áspro”
    “Nisís Áspron”
    “Vrachonisída Áspro”
    “Vrachonisís Áspro”
    “Ασπρονήσι”
    “Βραχωνησίς Άσπρο”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Akrotiri and Thirassia.
Smial, Public domain.
Village
is a Cycladic Bronze Age settlement site on the volcanic island of . is situated 5 km southeast of Aspronisi.
is a small satellite island of in the .
is a village, which is situated 6 km north of Aspronisi.
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Latitude
36.38336° or 36° 23′ 0″ north
Longitude
25.34771° or 25° 20′ 52″ east
Open location code
8G8798MX+83
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Armenian—“Aspronisi” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Aspronisi”
  • Cebuano: “Aspronísi”
  • Chinese: “阿斯普羅尼西島”
  • Dutch: “Aspronisi”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “اسپرونيسى”
  • Finnish: “Aspronísi”
  • French: “Asprónissi”
  • French: “Ασπρόνησ”
  • German: “Aspronisi”
  • Greek: “Ασπρονήσι Θήρας”
  • Italian: “Aspronisi”
  • Russian: “Аспро”
  • Russian: “Аспрониси”
  • Serbian: “Аспронизи”
  • Serbian: “Аспрониси”
  • Swedish: “Aspronísi”
  • Western Armenian: “Ասբրոնիսի”
  • Western Armenian: “Ասփրոնիսի”

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