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Also known as Cerigotto

Antikythera ( , ; , ) or Anticythera, known in antiquity as Aigilia (), is a Greek island lying on the edge of the Aegean Sea, between Crete and Peloponnese. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality of Kythira island.

Key facts

Greek Dimos.name
Antikythera
Greek Dimos.name_local
Αντικύθηρα
Greek Dimos.type
municipal unit
Greek Dimos.image_map
2011 Dimos Kythiron.png
Greek Dimos.map_caption
Kythera and Antikythera (south) within Attica
Greek Dimos.periph
Attica
Greek Dimos.periphunit
Islands
Greek Dimos.municipality
Kythira
Greek Dimos.pop_municunit
39
Greek Dimos.area_municunit
20.43
Greek Dimos.population_as_of
2021
Greek Dimos.postal_code
801 00
Greek Dimos.area_code
27360
Greek Dimos.licence
Z
Greek Dimos.website
www.antikythira.gr
Greek Dimos.image_skyline
Antikythera.JPG
Greek Dimos.caption_skyline
Antikythera's harbour Potamos

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Wikidata facts

Population
68
Area
19.776
Elevation
0
Official website
www.antikythira.gr
Image
Antikythera.JPG
Width
3.5
Length
10.5
Dialing code
27360
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Commons category
Antikythera
postal code
801
native label
Αντικύθηρα
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  • History
  • Fauna
  • Climate Observation Center (PANGEA)
  • Notable people
  • References
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Antikythera ( , ; , ) or Anticythera, known in antiquity as Aigilia (), is a Greek island lying on the edge of the Aegean Sea, between Crete and Peloponnese. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality of Kythira island.

North of Antikythera is the Kythira-Antikythira Strait, through which Mediterranean water enters the Sea of Crete.

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