Description island Nisida KvsThe inhabited large island of Nisida Kvs (local name Κως ) is part of (the island group) Dodecanese and is located in the country of Greece, Southern Europe. The distance to the mainland is about 5 km. The nearest (main) land is Turkey and is not the country to which the island belongs. The surface-area of the island is 290.3 km2 and is therefore 0.764 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the Aegean Sea and the total coastal length is about 116.9 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 40 km by 8 km (maximum width). The island is West-southwest - East-northeast oriented. The highest point is 846 meter and is named Dikeos. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 36.82 (36°49'4.4616), 27.14 (27°8'11.9076).The population is 30828 and the population density is thus on 107.00 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). The capital of the island is Kos-stad (located in the East of the island). Other places on the island are: Kos-Stad, Antimachia, Kefalos, Kardamena, Tigaki, Mastihari, Mar. The island is located in the East-southeast of the country Greece. It is located in the administrative unit Region South Aegean (local administrative level-name Periféreia - περιοχή ), in the Regional unit Dodecanese (local administrative level-name Nomos - Πειραιάς). Direct neighboring islands of Kos are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Kalymnos Located 10.6 km EastSouthEast of the island. 2) Nisyros Located 15.2 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 3) Leros Located 32.3 km EastSouthEast of the island. 4) Tilos Located 35.8 km WestNorthWest of the island. 5) Astypalaia Located 42.5 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 6) Symi Located 45.9 km NorthWest of the island. 7) Patmos Located 64.6 km EastSouthEast of the island. 8) Chalki Located 68 km WestNorthWest of the island. 9) Rodos Located 75.6 km NorthWest of the island. 10) Amorgos Located 75.8 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 11) Samos Located 87.1 km EastSouthEast of the island. 12) Fournoi Located 90.5 km SouthEast of the island. 13) Karpathos Located 95.4 km WestNorthWest of the island. 14) Anafi Located 103 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 15) Ikaria Located 109.4 km SouthEast of the island. 16) Hoog Koufonissi Located 117.6 km South of the island. 17) Laag Koufonissi Located 119.7 km South of the island. 18) Naxos Located 122.9 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 19) Santorini Located 132.8 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 20) Ios Located 135.6 km South of the island. 21) Kasos Located 136.8 km West of the island. 22) Paros Located 150.3 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 23) Nisida Mykonos Located 151 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 24) Sikinos Located 155 km South of the island. 25) Crete Located 161.2 km WestSouthWest of the island. Note: The information described below is partly subject to change. The island is directly accessible from Western Europe by plane. An international airport is present on the island. The island is accessible by car (by means of ferry or bridge). The distance from Western-Europe (The Netherlands) is about 3140 km. There is a ferry connection for cars to the mainland. For pedestrians, there is a ferry connection to the mainland also. There are ferry connections with car to other (neighboring) island (s). There are also (seasonal) ferry connections for pedestrians (-cyclists) with other (neighboring) island(s). Far as is known, there are good cycling opportunities on the island. To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Nisida Kvs |
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