Gyali Γυαλί
Pumice mining on Gyali
Geography
Coordinates:	36°40′N 27°07′E / 36.667, 27.117
Island Chain:	Dodecanese
Highest Mountain:	Volcano (180 m (591 ft))
Government
Greece
Periphery:	South Aegean
Prefecture:	Dodecanese
Capital:	Chora
Statistics
Population:	10 (as of 2001)
Postal Code:	853 03
Area Code:	22420
License Code:	ΚΧ, ΡΟ, PK

Gyali (Greek: Γυαλί "glass", also spelled Yiali or Yali) is a volcanic Greek island in the Dodecanese, located halfway between the south coast of Kos (Kardamena) and Nisyros. South Aegean is one of the thirteen Peripheries of Greece. It consists of the Cyclades and Dodecanese islands in the South Aegean Sea. The Dodecanese ( Greek Δωδεκάνησα Dodekánisa 'twelve islands' are a group of 12 larger plus 150 smaller Greek islands in the Aegean Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Glass in the common sense refers to a Hard, Brittle, transparent Solid, such as that used for Windows many Plate tectonics and hotspots Divergent plate boundaries At the 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 The Dodecanese ( Greek Δωδεκάνησα Dodekánisa 'twelve islands' are a group of 12 larger plus 150 smaller Greek islands in the Aegean Kos or Cos ( Greek: Κως Turkish: İstanköy; Italian: Coo formerly Stanchio in English is a Greek Kardamena (Καρδάμαινα is a small Greek town 7 km from Kos Island International Airport at Antimachia situated mid-way along the south coast of the Nisyros (Νίσυρος also transliterated Nissiros) is a volcanic Greek island and municipality located in the Aegean Sea. It consists of rhyolitic obsidian lava domes and pumice deposits. Obsidian is a naturally occurring Glass formed as an extrusive Igneous rock. In Volcanology, a lava dome or plug dome is a roughly circular Mound -shaped protrusion resulting from the slow eruption of Felsic Lava Pumice is a textural term for a volcanic rock that is a solidified frothy lava composed of highly microvesicular glass Pyroclastic with very thin translucent ^[1] The island has two distinct segments, with the northeastern part almost entirely made of obsidian and the southwestern part of pumice. These are connected by a narrow isthmus and beach made of modern reef sediments. An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas

Geography

Gyali is the small island on the upper part of the picture.

The island is 6 km (4 mi) long and between 4 km (2 mi) and 500 m (1,640 ft) across. It has a 180 m (591 ft) cave. The island is barren of vegetation. Vegetation is a general term for the plant life of a region it refers to the Ground cover provided by plants The 2001 census reported a resident population of 10 people. Administratively, it is part of the municipality of Nisyros. Nisyros (Νίσυρος also transliterated Nissiros) is a volcanic Greek island and municipality located in the Aegean Sea.

References

External links

• Official website of Municipality of Nisyros (English) (French) (German) (Greek) (Italian) (Spanish)