Nísyros
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Area of island: 41 sq. km/16 sq. mi
Altitude: 698m/2,290ft
Chief place: Mandráki
The island of Nísyros, lying half way between Kos and Tílos, 18 km/11 mi southwest of the Resadiye (Knidos) peninsula in Asia Minor, is formed by an extinct volcano, Mt Diabates, which was still occasionally active in the Middle Ages and erupted in 1522, but now manifests itself only in the form of solfataras (sulfureous vapors). It is a green and well watered island, with fertile pumice soil which is cultivated on laboriously constructed terraces on seaward-facing slopes. Pumice is exported.
A biological research station is in course of being established.
Nísyros was originally settled by Dorians from Kos and
Altitude: 698m/2,290ft
Chief place: Mandráki
The island of Nísyros, lying half way between Kos and Tílos, 18 km/11 mi southwest of the Resadiye (Knidos) peninsula in Asia Minor, is formed by an extinct volcano, Mt Diabates, which was still occasionally active in the Middle Ages and erupted in 1522, but now manifests itself only in the form of solfataras (sulfureous vapors). It is a green and well watered island, with fertile pumice soil which is cultivated on laboriously constructed terraces on seaward-facing slopes. Pumice is exported.
A biological research station is in course of being established.
Nísyros was originally settled by Dorians from Kos and
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