Kéa

Area of island: 131 sq. km/51 sq. mi

Altitude: 560m/1,837ft

Population: 4,000

Chief place: Kéa (Khóra)

Kéa, the most westerly of the larger Cyclades, lies some 20km/12.5mi southeast of Cape Soúnion. The island's agriculture and the traditional harvesting of acorns for use in tanning have declined as a result of emigration. There is a certain amount of tourist traffic from mainland Greece.

Originally settled by Dryopians from Euboea, and later by Ionians, the island was known in antiquity as Keos. It was a "tetrapolis" of four cities - Ioulis, Karthaia, Koressia and Poiessa.

Regular boat connections with Rafína and Lávrion (Attica) run several times weekly; local connections with Kynthos and Kárystos (Euboea).