Avgo Explained

Avgo
Native Name:Αυγό
Native Name Lang:el
Coordinates:35.603°N 25.577°W
Map:Greece
Archipelago:Cretan Islands
Country:Greece
Country Admin Divisions Title:Region
Country Admin Divisions:Crete
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:Regional unit
Country Admin Divisions 1:Lasithi
Country Admin Divisions Title 2:Municipality
Population:0
Population As Of:2001

Avgo (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Αυγό, "egg"), is an uninhabited Greek islet, in the Aegean Sea, 30km (20miles) north of the eastern coast of Crete. Administratively it lies within the Neapoli municipality of Lasithi. The islet has also been the target of naval bombardment drills, notably by the American battleship USS Iowa (BB-61) in the 1980s.

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