Chios
Greece /
Hios /
Kallimasia /
World
/ Greece
/ Hios
/ Kallimasia
, 14 km from center (Καλλιμασιά)
World / Turkey / Izmir
island, extinct volcano, volcanic plateau
Chios (alternative transliterations Khios and Hios, Greek: Χίος, Genoese: Scio) is the fifth largest of the Greek islands, situated in the Aegean Sea seven kilometers (five miles) off the Turkish coast. The island is noted for its strong merchant shipping community, its unique mastic gum and its medieval villages. The eleventh century monastery of “Nea Moni”, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located on the island.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chios
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 38°22'33"N 25°59'47"E
- Elinta Cove 1.4 km
- Limenas Meston 11 km
- Managros 11 km
- Limnia port 12 km
- Merikounta 15 km
- Mountain Pelineo 16 km
- Ezousa 21 km
- Cape Melanios 23 km
- Epanohoron Cape 25 km
- Mastrogiorgi 48 km