Nisída Levítha
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Levitha (), known in classical antiquity as Lebinthus or Lebinthos () is a small Greek island located in the east of the Aegean Sea, between Kinaros and Kalymnos, part of the Dodecanese islands. It is part of the municipality of Leros. The island is mentioned in two of Ovid's works Ars Amatoria and the Metamorphoses in connection with the saga of Daedalus and Icarus. While escaping from Crete, Daedalus and Icarus flew over Lebinthus. Besides Ovid, the island is noted by the ancient authors Pliny the Elder, Pomponius Mela, Strabo, and Stephanus of Byzantium. In addition, it is mentioned in the
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- Instance of
- island
- Part of
- Dodecanese
- Country
- Greece
- Located in
- Leros Municipality
- Population
- 8
- Area
- 9.121
- Body of water
- Icarian Sea
- Image
- Levitha.jpg
- Width
- 2.5
- Length
- 6.5
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- Dodecanese
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- Levitha
- native label
- Λέβιθα
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Article · Svenska
Nisída Levítha är en ö i Grekland. Den ligger i prefekturen Nomós Dodekanísou och regionen Sydegeiska öarna, i den sydöstra delen av landet, 270 km öster om huvudstaden Aten. Arean är 9,1 kvadratkilometer. Terrängen på Nisída Levítha är platt. Öns högsta punkt är 136 meter över havet. Den sträcker sig 3,9 kilometer i nord-sydlig riktning, och 7,0 kilometer i öst-västlig riktning.
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