| Antikythera Αντικύθηρα |
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 Antikythera's harbour Potamos |
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| Geography | |
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| Island Chain: | Ionian |
| Area:[1] | 20. The Ionian Sea is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea, south of the Adriatic Sea. 43 km² (8 sq.mi.) |
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 Greece |
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| Periphery: | Attica |
| Prefecture: | Piraeus |
| Capital: | Potamos |
| Statistics | |
| Population: | 44 (as of 2001) |
| Density: | 2 /km² (6 /sq. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Attica (Αττική Attikí;) is a periphery (subdivision in Greece, containing Athens, the capital of Greece Piraeus is one of the Prefectures of Greece. It is part of the periphery of Attica and the Athens-Piraeus super-prefecture. mi. ) |
| Postal Code: | 801 00 |
| Area Code: | 27360 |
| Website | |
| www.antikythira.gr | |
Antikythera (Greek: Αντικύθηρα) is a Greek island community with a land area of 20. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία An island (ˈaɪlənd or isle (/ˈaɪl/ is any piece of land that is completely surrounded by water in two dimensions above high tide and isolated from other significant 43 square kilometers, lying 38 kilometers south-east of Kythira. Kythira (Κύθηρα Cythera, Kythera, Cerigo is an Island of Greece, historically part of the Ionian Islands. It is the most distant part of the Piraeus Prefecture from its heart in the Athens metropolitan area. Piraeus is one of the Prefectures of Greece. It is part of the periphery of Attica and the Athens-Piraeus super-prefecture. Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large Metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central It is lozenge-shaped, 10. 5km NNW to SSE by 3. 4km ENE to WSW. It is notable for being the location of the discovery of the Antikythera mechanism and for the historical Antikythera wreck. The Antikythera mechanism (ˌæntɪkɪˈθɪərə an-ti-ki- theer -uh is an ancient mechanical Calculator (also described as the first known " mechanical The Antikythera wreck is a Shipwreck that was discovered by sponge divers off the coast of the Greek island Antikythera.
Its main settlement and port is Potamós (pop. 18 inhabitants in 2001 census). The only other settlements are Galanianá (pop. 17), and Charchalianá (pop. 9). With only 44 inhabitants, it is the second-least populous community in Greece (after Gramos in Kastoria Prefecture). For the mountain in the same country but in the same prefecture as well as the Ioannina Prefecture, see Gramos Gramos (Γράμος is a community Kastoria Prefecture (Νομός Καστοριάς is one of the fifty-one prefectures ( nomoi, singular: nomos) of Greece. Antikythera is sporadically visited by the ANEK Lines ferry Myrtidossia, on its route between Piraeus (Athens) and Kissamos-Kastelli in Crete.
Between the 4th and 1st centuries BC, it was used as a base by a group of Cilician pirates until their destruction by Pompey the Great. Geography Cilicia extended along the Aegean coast east from Pamphylia, to Mount Amanus ( Gavurdağı Mount) which separated it from Syria Piracy is Robbery committed at sea or sometimes on shore without a commission from a sovereign Nation (as distinct from Privateering Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, commonly known as Pompey /'pɑmpi/ Pompey the Great or Pompey the Triumvir ( Classical Latin abbreviation Their fort can still be seen atop a cliff to the NE of the island.
Antikythera is most famous for being the location of the discovery of the Antikythera mechanism. The Antikythera mechanism (ˌæntɪkɪˈθɪərə an-ti-ki- theer -uh is an ancient mechanical Calculator (also described as the first known " mechanical The Antihythera mechanism is an ancient mechanical calculator (sometimes described as the first mechanical computer) designed to calculate astronomical positions. It was discovered in an ancient shipwreck off of Antikythera. It has been dated to about 150-100 BC. Technological artifacts of similar complexity did not appear until a thousand years later.
Notable people
- Andreas Anagnostakis (1826-1897) physician
References
- ^ Basic Characteristics. Dr Andreas Anagnostakis (1826– March 27 1897) was a Greek physician For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Ministry of the Interior. www. ypes. gr. Retrieved on 2007-08-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great.
External links
- Official website of the Antikythira Community (Greek) (English)
- http://www.tuarc.trentu.ca/~aspweb The Antikythera (Archaeological) Survey Project
- Google satellite view of the island
- The Antikythera Calculator (Italian and English versions)
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