EASTERN AEGEAN-IKARIA

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IKARIA WAS LIVED, when became for first time intermediary station between continental Greece and from Asia Minor coast in the beginning of season of Coper, while was developed the commercial contacts between Europe and Asia and the travellers passed from a continent in the other following the way: Paros, Naxos, Delos, Syros, Mykonos, Ikaria, Samos. Ikaria is one from the bigger islands of Eastern Aegean, his geographic locality is: 37o 35 ' 41.42 " N - 26o09'30.88 " E. Has extent 255 square kilometres with length 102 kilometres and her population amounts in 6.074 residents (inventory 2001). Administratively it is separated in two Municipalities, the Municipality of Saint Preacher with 3.243 residents and the Municipality with 2.831 residents. The third municipality of island is mountainous and is named municipality of Ridges, is constituted by 2.200 residentsHer topography presents oppositions, while presents green all around and naked abrupt rocks. The island is mountainous in his bigger part. It is crossed by the mountain range of (), that the higher top of is 1.040 metres. The majority of her villages are only found installed in the valleys near the coast and somebodies are found in the mountains. Ikaria has delivery in the production of possible red wine ( Wine). A lot of parts of island are covered lot of parts of island are covered from big bushes, mainly , that lend in the landscape the picture of rich vegetation. Exist infrequent species of animals in the island and from the usual animals, only certain few flocks of ovines present itself (free pasturage, said “”), disturbing the quietness of island with the bells that they have in their neck. The climate of Ikaria is considered soft. I

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