Nisiopi
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Megalonisi (), also Nisiopi (), is a long island near the west coast of the island Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece. It is situated in front of Sigri's harbour, and stretches across the mouth of the bay and acts as a buffer to the prevailing winds. In the middle stands Megalonisi Lighthouse to help ships navigate in the rough east Aegean Sea.
Key facts
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- Megalonisi
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- Μεγαλονήσι
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- Megalonisi Lighthouse
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- Aegean Sea
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- Greece
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- island
- Part of
- East Aegean Islands
- Country
- Greece
- Located in
- Lesbos Municipality
- Population
- 0
- Area
- 0.953
- Body of water
- Aegean Sea
- Width
- 0.4
- Length
- 2.6
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- native label
- Μεγαλονήσι Σιγρίου
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Encyclopedic overview
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Megalonisi (), also Nisiopi (), is a long island near the west coast of the island Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece. It is situated in front of Sigri's harbour, and stretches across the mouth of the bay and acts as a buffer to the prevailing winds. In the middle stands Megalonisi Lighthouse to help ships navigate in the rough east Aegean Sea.
== References ==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nisiopi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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