North Aegean Islands
Samos Prefecture
Samos

Kerkis

Kerkis or Kerketeus is a mountain, forming the bulk of the western part of the Greek island of Samos. Its highest peak, named Vigla, is at 1,433 m, making it the second-highest peak in the East .
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,433 metres
  • Description: mountain on Samos island, Greece
  • Also known as: “Kerketeas”, “Kerketéfs”, “Kerketeus”, “Kerketevs”, “Óros Kerketéfs”, and “Óros Kérki”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marathokampos and Karlovasi.

Village
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is a town, municipal unit, and a former municipality on the island of , , . Since the 2019 local government reform it is part of the municipality West Samos, of which it is a municipal unit.

Town
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is a town, a municipal unit, and a former municipality on the island of , , . Since the 2019 local government reform it is part of the municipality West Samos, of which it is a municipal unit and the seat. is situated 10 km northeast of Kerkis.

Kerkis

Latitude
37.72638° or 37° 43′ 35″ north
Longitude
26.62206° or 26° 37′ 19″ east
Elevation
1,433 metres (4,701 feet)
Open location code
8G98PJGC+GR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26863359
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
443471
Wiki­data ID
Q1367959
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Turkish—“Kerkis” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Kerkis (dağ)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Kerkis”
  • Catalan: “Kerkis”
  • Chinese: “克吉斯山”
  • Dutch: “Kerkis”
  • Finnish: “Kérkis”
  • French: “Kerketefs”
  • French: “Kerkis”
  • German: “Kerkis”
  • Greek: “Kérkis”
  • Greek: “Κερκετέας”
  • Greek: “Κερκετεύς”
  • Greek: “Κέρκης”
  • Greek: “Όρος Κερκετεύς”
  • Japanese: “ケルケテウス山”
  • Ladin: “Kerkis”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kérkis”
  • Persian: “کرکیس”
  • Russian: “Керкис (гора)”
  • Russian: “Керкис”
  • Spanish: “Kerkis”
  • Swedish: “Kerkis”
  • Turkish: “Kerkis Dağı”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kerkis”. Photo: Kramer96, CC BY 3.0.