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The Aegean Islands (Greek: Νησιά Αιγαίου, romanized: Nisiá Aigaíou; Turkish: Ege Adaları) are the group of islands in the Aegean Sea, with mainland Greece to the west and north and Turkey to the east; the island of Crete delimits the sea to the south, those of Rhodes, Karpathos and Kasos to the southeast. The ancient Greek name of the Aegean Sea, Archipelago (ἀρχιπέλαγος, archipelagos) was later applied to the islands it contains and is now used more generally, to refer to any island group.

Aegean Islands (Greece) Νήσοι Αιγαίου
Region of Greece
Aegean Islands (blue) within Greece
Country	Greece

Aegean Islands (Turkey) Ege Adaları
Aegean Islands (blue) within Turkey
Country	Turkey

The vast majority of the Aegean Islands belong to Greece, being split among nine administrative regions. The only sizable possessions of Turkey in the Aegean Sea are Imbros (Gökçeada) and Tenedos (Bozcaada), in the northeastern part of the Sea. Various smaller islets off Turkey's western coast are also under Turkish sovereignty.

The islands have hot summers and mild winters, a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Cfa in the Köppen climate classification).

Groups of islands

The Aegean Islands are traditionally subdivided into seven groups, from north to south:

• Northeastern Aegean Islands
• Euboea
• Sporades (Northern Sporades)
• Cyclades
• Saronic Islands
• Dodecanese (Southern Sporades)
• Crete

The term Italian Islands of the Aegean (Italian: Isole Italiane dell’Egeo) is sometimes used to refer to the Aegean islands conquered by Italy during the Italo-Turkish War in 1912 and annexed (through the Treaty of Lausanne) from 1923 until 1947: the Dodecanese, including Rhodes and Kastellorizo. In the Treaty of Peace in 1947, these Italian-controlled islands were ceded to Greece.

Episcopal sees

Ancient episcopal sees of the Roman province of Insulae (the Aegean Islands) listed in the Annuario Pontificio as titular sees :[1]

Ancient episcopal sees of the Roman province of Lesbos (the Aegean Islands) listed in the Annuario Pontificio as titular sees:[1]

See also

• List of Aegean Islands
• List of islands of Greece
• List of islands of Turkey#Aegean Sea islands

References

• Aegean Sea, The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001–05.

External links

• Media related to Islands of the Aegean Sea at Wikimedia Commons

На других языках

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- [en] Aegean Islands

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[es] Islas del Egeo

Las islas del Egeo son un numeroso y disperso grupo de unas 5000 islas e islotes situadas en el mar Egeo y del que poco más de 100 están habitadas.

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[fr] Îles Égéennes

Les îles Égéennes (grec moderne : Νησιά Αιγαίου Πελάγους, Nisiá Eyéu, en turc Ege Adaları) sont un archipel de Grèce et de Turquie composé des îles de la mer Égée à l'exception de la Crète, d'Eubée et des îles Ioniennes du Sud (Cythère et Anticythère).

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[it] Isole egee

Le Isole egee (gr. Νησιά Αιγαίου Πελάγους, Nisià Egèou Pèlagous; tur. Ege Adaları) sono un gruppo di isole situate nel mare Egeo tra Turchia e Grecia e la maggior parte delle quali appartiene politicamente a quest'ultima. .mw-parser-output .chiarimento{background:#ffeaea;color:#444444}.mw-parser-output .chiarimento-apice{color:red}L'antico nome del mar Egeo, Arcipelago, fu poi applicato alle isole che contiene, ed oggi è utilizzato di solito per riferirsi ad ogni gruppo di isole[senza fonte].

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[ru] Эгейские острова

Эге́йские острова́ (греч. Νησιά Αιγαίου), Архипела́г[1] (итал. Arcipelago от др.-греч. Ἀρχιπέλαγος — «главное море»), Греческий архипелаг[2], Эгейский архипелаг[3] — острова Эгейского моря. Весьма многочисленны — 483 острова, они тянутся несколькими группами от Балканского полуострова к берегам Малой Азии и замыкают Эгейское море с юга, придавая ему вид озера. Архипелаг состоит из большого количества крупных (Крит, Родос, Самос, Хиос, Лесбос, Эвбея и др.) и групп мелких островов (Северные Спорады, Южные Спорады, Киклады и др.)[4], лежащих на небольших расстояниях друг от друга[1], обычно не дальше, чем на 50 километров[5].

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