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| | Encyclopedia: Aegean Sea |
 | | In ancient times there were various explanations for the name "Aegean." It was said to have been named after the town of Aegae; Aegea, a queen of the Amazons who died in the sea; and Aegeus, the father of Theseus, who drowned himself in the sea when he thought his son had died. | | | Part of the Venetian fortress on Bozcaada island Gökçeada and Bozcaada are two islands in the Aegean Sea which are part of Çanakkale Province in Turkey. | | | Argo-Saronic Islands is a term combining the islands in the neighboring Saronic Gulf and Argolic Gulf, both of which open into the Aegean Sea. |
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http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Aegean-Sea
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| | Geographia: Islands |
| | Naxos was one of the larger islands of the Cyclades in the Aegean Sea. | | | Leucas was an island in the Ionian Sea, north of Cephallenia and Ithaca. | | | An island in the Ionian Sea, east of the larger, neighbouring island of Cephallenia. |
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| | Aegean Sea, Turkey-Adiyamanli.org |
| | Structurally the Aegean islands are subject to frequent earthquakes. | | | The Aegean is connected through the straits of the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus with the Black Sea, while the island of Crete can be taken as marking its boundary on the south. | | | During the 1970s, Thera in particular became a topic of major international scientific importance, analysis of its surrounding sediments having been linked with a possible explanation of the ancient legend of the lost island of Atlantis. |
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| | TURKISH - WHAT IS THE GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION OF THE AEGEAN SEA AND AEGEAN ISLANDS? -FORSNET |
| | The Aegean Sea, because of the huge number of islands it has, was called "the Sea of Islands" once upon a time. | | | The Aegean Sea is that part of the Mediterranean Sea which extends northwards. | | | The Aegean Sea is a half-closed sea dotted by about 3000 islands of various sizes between the Anatolian peninsula and the Greek peninsula. |
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| | Aegean Maritime Museum, Mykonos of Cyclades Islands, the picturesque Greece travel, tourism, vacations & Greek ... |
| | The subsequent disputes over possession of the islands and control of the Aegean sea among the great powers of the time (Venetians, Russians, Turks, Franks, Dutch and Anglo-Saxons) in the end proved advantageous for the Greek merchantman, particularly from the l8th c. | | | Pirate raids alternated with the warlike incursions of the Vandals, Arabs, Venetians, Franks and Turks. | | | By that time sea trade had already been taken over by the Venetians, Genoese and other strong maritime powers on the Italian peninsula, which were able, with the financial backing of the wealthy houses of the West or with state subsidies, to build and equip the costly galleys and galleasses. |
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http://www.gotogreece.gr/cyclades/myk/aegean/history.shtml
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| | ----- IKARIA ISLAND, NORTH AEGEAN ISLANDS, GREECE ----- |
| | Ikaria is a majestic island of the Eastern Aegean Sea and home of the mythical Ikaros. | | | A rarity amongst the islands, Ikaria has remained true to herself and to the ways of her people - the Ikarians. | | | Daedalus escaped to Sicily and Icarus' body was carried ashore by the current to an island then without a name. |
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http://www.dilos.com/region/northaegean/ikaria.html
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| | Greece Travel:Greek Island Synopsis |
| | There are no hotels, no villages, no people in fact and a few buildings left over from when it was a prison island which held communists during the Civil War and again during the military junta of 1967-74. | | | The island has a dramatic history and has been occupied by just about everyone and was even bombed severely during WWII. | | | My Greek Island Links page has direct links to each island without the description for those in a hurry. |
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http://greektravel.com/greekislands
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| | Aegean islands |
| | Aegean islands (Greek occupation) Greek stamps 1946 overprint | | | Aegean islands (Greek occupation) Greek stamps 1935 - 1941 overprint | | | Aegean islands (Greek occupation) Greek stamps 1941 - 1944 overprint |
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http://www.kalnieciai.lt/zenius/europe/greece/aegean/aegean.html
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| | TURKISH- EASTERN AEGEAN ISLANDS- FORSNET |
| | Therefore, the claim that the Islands were militarized for the purposes of "self-defense" is unacceptable. | | | In fact, the Greek forces on the Islands cannot be considered as a threat against Turkey. | | | The Aegean Army is a training army which was established long after the militarization activities of the Islands had been started. |
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http://www.turk-yunan.gen.tr/english/aegean/militarization03.html
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| | Aegean Islands |
| | A small island in the Saronikos gulf, near Piraeus. | | | An island in the eastern Aegean sea, opposite the site of Ephesus, in Asia Minor. | | | Between Melos and Sicinos, said to have been founded by Polykandros, a son of Minos. |
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| | Greek Islands Travel,Aegean and Ionian islands cruises |
| | Greek Islands Travel, welcome to the pearls of Aegean sea, Ionian sea, Mediterranean sea the amazing world of Greek islands, the islands of sun, sea and fun. | | | Greek Islands Travel Greece Islands Cruises Greek Island Hopping Mediterranean and Greek Islands cruises, Yachting, Aegean islands, Cyclades islands, Ionian islands, Crete Rhodes Sandorini Myconos Paros Naxos Ios Folegandros Samos Chios Kos Ikaria Samothraki Hydra Corfu Zante Ithaka Kefalonia | | | This is the absolute freedom you can find in Greece and we can offer it to you; Sea, Sun and You, sailing, swimming, skiing or just relaxing. |
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| | Archipelago - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | In the Aegean, the Venetian Dukes of the Archipelago ruled from Naxos, 1210–1566. | | | Maltese archipelago (Malta, Gozo, Comino, Filfla,St Paul's Island and several smaller islets) | | | The word comes from the Aegean Sea (Greek αρχιπέλαγος, Italian Arcipelago), which literally means "chief sea", from Greek arkhi (leader) and pelagos (sea). |
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| | Cyclades - Dilos Holiday World |
| | Many believe that one such stretch of land was the lost continent of Atlantis. | | | Archaeological excavations have shown that the islands were inhabited in prehistoric times. | | | This was the birth of one of Mediterranean's most important civilizations, one that took its name from the islands: The Cycladic Civilization (3000 - 1000 BC). |
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| | Travel to Greece - Greek Islands - Aegean Islands |
| | Travel to Greece - Greek Islands - Aegean Islands | | | find out useful information about the greek islands of the Aegean Sea and organise your vacations just in few clicks | | | About 100 are permanently inhabited and most of them are in the Aegean Sea. |
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| | Greece The Aegean Islands - Flags, Maps, Economy, History, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International ... |
| | This configuration means that the Aegean Sea is the only route from the ports of Russia and Ukraine into the Mediterranean and to the rest of the world. | | | Lesbos (Lesvos), Lemnos (Limnos), and Ayios Evstratios are the three northernmost Aegean islands. | | | The islands are geological extensions of the mountains of the Greek mainland, forming regional clusters in the Aegean Sea. |
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http://www.photius.com/countries/greece/geography/greece_geography_the_aegean_islands.html
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| | Greek Photo Album:Aegean Islands Photos |
| | The Aegean islands, as the name implies, are the islands that lay east of Greek between Turkey and Greece in the Aegean Sea. | | | Because of this size the islands vary greatly because of their geography and history and thus are grouped into four groups. | | | The last Aegean group is the Sporades, which make up the North Western part of the sea. |
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http://www.angelfire.com/art2/greekislands/aegean.html
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| | N. E. Aegean Islands hotels, GREECE hotels - Dilos Holiday World |
| | Ikaria is a majestic island of the Eastern Aegean Sea and home of the mythical Ikaros. | | | A group of seven islands on the North East corner of the Aegean sea, including Hios, Ikaria, Lesvos, Lemnos, Samos, Samothrace and Thassos. | | | Lesvos very often called Mytilini, after its capital, is the third largest island in Greece, located very close to the island of Hios. |
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| | Greek Wine Regions: Aegean Islands |
| | , the islands—like so many Greek regions—never quite recovered their winemaking status in the wake of economic hardship brought on by foreign occupations, wars, emmigration and, on certain islands, phylloxera. | | | The climate in the Aegean Islands is, of course, among the warmest of any grape-growing region in the world. | | | The Aegean Islands constitute one of the oldest winemaking regions of the world. |
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http://www.greekwinemakers.com/czone/regions/aeg.shtml
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| | Rentals Aegean Islands, Greece |
| | In the hills of this very small island with fantastic views. | | | A magical two house property on the Greek island of Symi, near Rhodes and Turkey. | | | You Are Here > Greece &; Rentals > Aegean Islands |
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| | Perseus Lookup Tool |
| | Delos: Approach to the harbor of Delos, from the Aegean Sea [Image] (3.05) | | | C.G. Doumas; Thera, Pompeii of the ancient Aegean, Excavations at Akrotiri 1967-79: Doumas 1983 [Source citation] (3.93) | | | von Bothmer; Greek Art of the Aegean Islands: von Bothmer 1979 [Source citation] (3.93) |
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| | Tatet - map of aegean islands |
| | Tatet - web directory - Search map of aegean islands | | | North America > United States > US States > Hawaii > Hawaiian Islands | | | Aegean Suites hotel is located in the area of Megali Ammos in Skiathos Island, Greece. |
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| | Northeast Aegean Islands Information and Deals - TripAdvisor |
| | Northeast Aegean Islands Information and Deals - TripAdvisor | | | All results: View all 50 Northeast Aegean Islands travel deals | | | Northeast Aegean Islands: Book Now - Pay on Check Out! |
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| | aegean islands greece, samos, lesvos, chios, limnos, ikaria island, north eastern aegean sea greece |
| | aegean islands greece, samos, lesvos, chios, limnos, ikaria island, north eastern aegean sea greece |
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| | Greekislands.com : A virtual tour in Naxos Greece |
| | Informations for the Apollonas and Melanes Kouroi in Naxos island | | | Naxos in Greece, has a wide choice of beaches, from those which are only sandy to those which have pebbles mixed in with the sand. | | | Bacchus (or Dionysus), the god of wine, was living here when Theseus, returning from Crete, abandoned Ariadne, the daughter of cretean King Minos, who had helped him to slay the Minotaur, on the island. |
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| | North Eastern Aegean Greek Islands - IndigoGuide |
| | The seven major islands in the groups are Chios, Ikaria, Lesvos, Limnos, Samos, Samothraki and Thasos. | | | The volcanic island of Limnos remains largely untouched by mass tourism as does stunning Samothraki which boasts the highest mountain in the Aegean and has some of the most dramatic scenery of all the Greek islands. | | | The North Eastern Aegean Islands are far less visited than the popular Cyclades and Dodecanese archipelagos yet they have much to offer the foreign holidaymaker including forested mountains, uncluttered beaches and fabulous walking trails through lush scenery which is hard to find on the barren, rocky islands further south. |
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| | Holiday villa on the Aegean Islands Greece |
| | Accommodation and Facilities for the villa on the Aegean Islands, Greece | | | Location: Ammouliani < North Aegean < Aegean Islands < Greece | | | Experience a genuine Greek island getaway with the hot sun, the cool sea and the colourful island people. |
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| | Villa in Alonissos, Aegean Islands |
| | This particular part of the island’s undeveloped coastline is a fascinating area to discover with mask and snorkel. | | | Amenities of the Villa in Alonissos, Aegean Islands | | | World > Europe > Greece > Aegean Islands > Alonissos |
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| | Aegean Islands : Introduction Frommers.com |
| | The four islands -- Samos, Hios, Lesvos (Mitilin), and Limnos -- are dispersed along the coast of Turkey, and far removed from the mainland and the other Aegean islands. | | | Unlike other areas of Greece, parts of these islands remain relatively undiscovered. | | | Add the fact that each island is quite large, and it becomes clear that you're best off choosing one or two islands to explore in depth rather than attempting a grand tour. |
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| | FOCUS on GREECE - The Northeast Aegean Islands |
| | The millennia-old history of the island disappears into the recesses of mythology. | | | ive large islands scattered about the northeastern Aegean are urope's sea border with the East. | | | The island's capital, Agios Kirikos, is decorated with several old two-storey captains-houses. |
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