Skyros
Skyros
Σκύρος | |
|---|---|
Chora | |
| Coordinates: 38°52′21″N 24°31′30″E / 38.87250°N 24.52500°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Greece |
| Regional unit | Euboea |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 223.10 km2 (86.14 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 792 m (2,598 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Municipality | 3,052 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (35/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 340 07 |
| Area code(s) | 22x0 |
| Vehicle registration | ΧΑ |
Skyros (Modern Greek: Σκύρος, pronounced [ˈsciros]), in some historical contexts Latinized Scyros (Ancient Greek: Σκῦρος, Attic Greek pronunciation: [skŷːros]), is an island in Greece. It is the southernmost island of the Sporades, an archipelago in the Aegean Sea. Around the 2nd millennium BC, the island was known as The Island of the Magnetes; later, it was consecutively known as Pelasgia, Dolopia, and finally Skyros. At 209 km2 (81 sq mi), it is the largest island of the Sporades, and had a population of about 3,000 in 2021.