Kinaros

Also known as Kinaros islet

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Islands.native_name: Κίναρος
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Islands.archipelago: Dodecanese
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Population: 12
Area: 4.577
Elevation: 296
Image: Kinaros.jpg
Width: 2.4
Length: 4.5

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Kinaros (), is a small Greek island in the Aegean Sea, named after the artichoke (κίναρα; kinara) which it produced. It is located west of Kalymnos and Leros, east of Amorgos, and 5.5 nautical miles west-southwest of Levitha. It is the second westernmost island of the Dodecanese after Astypalea, and has an area of 4.5 km². The island's highest point is 296m. It was noted by several ancient authors including Pliny the Elder, Pomponius Mela, and Athenaeus.