Skantzoura
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Skantzoura is a Greek
island
in the Sporades
. The island is located about 25 to 30 km east-southeast of the main island of Alonnisos.
to the west and Skyros
further east-southeast, directly south is the island of Euboea
.
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island
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
in the Sporades
Sporades
The Sporades are an archipelago along the east coast of Greece, northeast of the island of Euboea, in the Aegean Sea. It consists of 24 islands, of which four are permanently inhabited: Alonnisos, Skiathos, Skopelos and Skyros.-Administration:...
. The island is located about 25 to 30 km east-southeast of the main island of Alonnisos.
Nearest islands and islets
Its nearest islands and islets are AdelfoiAdelfoi Islets
The Adelfoi Islets are two Greek islands in the Sporades. They are located about east-southeast of the main island of Alonnisos and also administered by a municipality of the same main island name...
to the west and Skyros
Skyros
Skyros is an island in Greece, the southernmost of the Sporades, an archipelago in the Aegean Sea. Around the 2nd millennium BC and slightly later, the island was known as The Island of the Magnetes where the Magnetes used to live and later Pelasgia and Dolopia and later Skyros...
further east-southeast, directly south is the island of Euboea
Euboea
Euboea is the second largest Greek island in area and population, after Crete. The narrow Euripus Strait separates it from Boeotia in mainland Greece. In general outline it is a long and narrow, seahorse-shaped island; it is about long, and varies in breadth from to...
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