The
island of Kos is the third largest island of the
Dodecanese archipelago, after the islands of Rhodes
and Karpathos.
It is lying south of Kalymnos and north of Nisyros. It
is very close to the coast of Asia Minor, modern Turkey, and about
200 nautical miles from Piraeus.
Kos
has a total area of 290 square kilometres, a coastline
of 112 kilometres and a population of about 25,000 inhabitants. |
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The
island is mostly flat and has two low mountains. The highest is Mount Dikaion, rising at an
altitude of 875 metres, and the other is Mount
Simpatro, which runs along the southern coast of
Kos.
The
capital and main harbour of Kos, Kos Town, is located on a verdant district. The
town is overlooking a natural harbour (on an open
bay), on the north-eastern part of the island.
The coastline is full of golden beaches and many islets are found opposite the coasts, such as Kastri islet opposite Kefalos beach. |
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The mainland of Kos is verdant and incredibly fertile,
blessed with rich soil and abundant ground water.
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