Antimilos

Antimilos
Native name:
Αντίμηλος
View from Milos in August 2014.
Antimilos is located in Greece
Antimilos
Antimilos
Geography
Coordinates36°47′13″N 24°14′19″E / 36.78694°N 24.23861°E / 36.78694; 24.23861
ArchipelagoCyclades
Highest elevation671 m (2201 ft)
Administration
Greece
RegionSouth Aegean
Regional unitMilos
Demographics
Population0 (2001)

Antimilos (Greek: Αντίμηλος; Modern Greek pronunciation: [anˈdimilos]) is a Greek island in the Cyclades group, 13 miles (21 kilometres) northwest of Milos. Administratively, it is part of the municipality of Milos. Antimilos is an uninhabited mass of trachyte (671 m height), often called Erimomilos (Desert Milos). It is a volcanic island and the crater is still obvious. Ancient inhabitants transformed the crater to an open rain tank. On the island lives a rare variation of the common goat called Capra aegagrus pictus. It is similar but not the same as the Cretan goat known as "kri-kri" (Capra aegagrus creticus).