Keros

Keros
Native name:
Κέρος
Keros island, view from the north
Keros is located in Greece
Keros
Keros
Geography
Coordinates36°53′N 25°39′E / 36.89°N 25.65°E / 36.89; 25.65
ArchipelagoCyclades
Area15 km2 (5.8 sq mi)
Highest elevation432 m (1417 ft)
Highest pointMt. Keros
Administration
Greece
RegionSouth Aegean
Regional unitNaxos
Demographics
Population0 (2001)
Additional information
Postal code843 00
Area code(s)22870
Vehicle registrationEM

Keros (Greek: Κέρος; anciently, Keria or Kereia (Ancient Greek: Κέρεια[1])) is an uninhabited and unpopulated Greek island in the Cyclades about 10 km (6 mi) southeast of Naxos. Administratively it is part of the community of Koufonisia. It has an area of 15 km2 (6 sq mi) and its highest point is 432 m (1,417 ft). It was an important site to the Cycladic civilization that flourished around 2500 BC. It is now forbidden to land on Keros.

Keros is especially noted for the flat-faced Cycladic marble statues which later inspired the work of Pablo Picasso and Henry Moore.

  1. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.