Antikythera
Αντικύθηρα | |
|---|---|
 Antikythera's harbour Potamos | |
  Antikythera Kythera and Antikythera (south) within Attica  | |
| Coordinates: 35°52′N 23°18′E / 35.867°N 23.300°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Attica |
| Regional unit | Islands |
| Municipality | Kythira |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 20.43 km2 (7.89 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 39 |
| • Municipal unit density | 1.9/km2 (4.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 801 00 |
| Area code(s) | 27360 |
| Vehicle registration | Z |
| Website | www.antikythira.gr |
Antikythera (/ˌæntɪkɪˈθɪərə/ AN-tik-ih-THEER-ə, US also /ˌæntaɪkɪˈ-/ AN-ty-kih-;[2][3] Modern Greek: Αντικύθηρα, romanized: Antikýthira, IPA: [andiˈciθira])[note 1] or Anticythera, known in antiquity as Aigilia (Αἰγιλία), is a Greek island lying on the edge of the Aegean Sea, between Crete and Peloponnese. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality of Kythira island.[4]
Antikythera may also refer to the Kythira-Antikythira Strait, through which Mediterranean water enters the Sea of Crete.[5]
Its land area is 20.43 square kilometres (7.89 square miles),[6] and it lies 38 kilometres (24 miles) south-east of Kythira. It is the most distant part of the Attica region from its heart in the Athens metropolitan area. It is lozenge-shaped, 10.5 km (6.5 mi) NNW to SSE by 3.4 km (2.1 mi) ENE to WSW. It is notable for being the location of the discovery of the Antikythera mechanism and for the historical Roman-era Antikythera wreck.
Its main settlement and port is Potamós (pop. 34 inhabitants in the 2011 census). The only other settlements are Galanianá (pop. 15), and Charchalianá (pop. 19). Antikythera is periodically visited by the Ablemon Nautical Company ferry F/B Ionis on its route between Piraeus (Athens) and Kissamos-Kastelli on Crete.
- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Antikythera". Dictionary.com Unabridged (Online). n.d.
- ^ "Antikythera mechanism". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/OED/1572890579. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ Peter Saundry, C. Michael Hogan & Steve Baum. 2011. Sea of Crete. Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds.M.Pidwirny & C.J.Cleveland. National Council for Science and Environment. Washington DC.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2015.
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