Strongyli Megistis Explained
| Strongyli Megistis |
| Name Local: | Στρογγυλή Μεγίστης |
| Caption Skyline: | The islet of Strongyli seen from southwest |
| Periph: | South Aegean |
| Periphunit: | Rhodes |
| Municipality: | Kastellorizo |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population: | 1 |
| Area: | 0.9 |
| Postal Code: | 851 11 |
| Area Code: | 22460 |
| Licence: | ΚΧ, ΡΟ, ΡΚ |
Strongyli Megistis (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Στρογγυλή Μεγίστης), also called simply Strongyli or Ypsili, is a Greek islet[1] [2] which lies in the eastern Mediterranean Sea,[3] [4] about four kilometers south-east of the island of Kastellorizo. The island is about 1.5km (00.9miles) long, and up to 700m (2,300feet) wide. It covers an area of about 0.9km2. It is rather flat and covered with macchia.
Strongyli is the easternmost Greek territory. Administratively, it is part of the Municipality of Megisti. According to the 2021 census, the island has 1 inhabitant. It has a lighthouse, which has the characteristic of being the easternmost building in Greece. There is also a cargo aerial cableway which is used by the army to transport cargo from the area of disembarkation to the Surveillance Outpost of Stroghyli.[5] [6]
The islet is named Çam Adası ("Pine island") in Turkish.[7]
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- Book: Department, Great Britain Hydrographic . Mediterranean Pilot: Aegean Sea and approaches with adjacent coasts of Greece and Turkey . 1987 . Hydrographer of the Navy . en . 2020-10-03 . 2023-09-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230922153332/https://books.google.com/books?id=BasZAQAAIAAJ&q=Strongyli+island . live .
- Book: Wittke . A. A. . Rock mechanics: caverns and pressure shafts . Mechanics . International Society for Rock . 1982 . A.A. Balkema . 978-90-6191-232-3 . en . 2020-10-03 . 2023-09-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230922153333/https://books.google.com/books?id=1UQSAQAAMAAJ&q=Strongyli+island . live .
- http://www.army.gr/default.php?pname=Article&art_id=93955&cat_id=14&la=2
- Web site: cargo cable way . 2020-06-11 . TektInn . en-US . 2020-06-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200603220557/https://www.tektinn.com/cargo-cable-way/ . live .
- Web site: Vrachonisída Strongylí . geoview.info . 20 September 2020 . 9 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211009193611/https://gr.geoview.info/vrachonisida_strongyli,253107 . live .
