Makronisos
Also known as Helena, Helene
Makronisos (, lit. Long Island), or Makronisi, is an island in the Aegean Sea, in Greece, notorious as the site of a political prison from the 1920s to the 1970s. It is located close to the coast of Attica, facing the port of Lavrio. The island has an elongated shape, north to south and east to west at its widest point, and its terrain is arid and rocky. It is the largest uninhabited Greek island.
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- Makronisos
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- Μακρόνησος
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- Makronisos from space: Attica to the NW; Kea to the SE
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- 20
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- 281
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- Greece
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- South Aegean
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Makronisos (, lit. Long Island), or Makronisi, is an island in the Aegean Sea, in Greece, notorious as the site of a political prison from the 1920s to the 1970s. It is located close to the coast of Attica, facing the port of Lavrio. The island has an elongated shape, north to south and east to west at its widest point, and its terrain is arid and rocky. It is the largest uninhabited Greek island.
It is part of the Kea-Kythnos regional unit and in the municipality of Kea.
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