between the Athos
Peninsula (on mainland Greece) and the west coast
of Turkey.
Lemnos is lying between the islands
of Lesvos and Samothraki.
It has a total area of about 480 sq km, a coastline of 257 km long
and a population of about 16,000 inhabitants. |
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mountains scattered on Lemnos,
the island remains very low and its highest peak,
Mount Skopia, rises at an altitude of only 470 metres.
Lemnos has various areas of fertile lava soil from
which the islanders produce fruits, vines, silk
and wheat as well as a famous medicinal earth used
in curing open wounds and snake bites. |
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military
base that has been established there.
Apart from the low mountains and the fertile plains
Lemnos has also many bays and gulfs as well as two
big lakes where flamingos are living.
The indented coastline of Lemnos is full of beautiful
sandy or pebble beaches which are boarding the crystalline
waters. |
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