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Folegandros

Southern Europe

Folegandros is a small Greek island in the southern Cyclades in the Aegean Sea, covering about 32 square kilometers with a population of 719 at the 2021 census. It is administratively part of the South Aegean region Thira regional unit and is known for its tall cliffs and a large cave, with its capital Chora built atop a 200 meter cliff. The island three villages, Chora, the port of Karavostasis, and Ano Meria, are connected by paved roads.

Facts
Population
667 1
Area (sq km)
32.216 2
Elevation (m)
455 2
Latitude
36.622222 degrees north 2
Longitude
24.901389 degrees east 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 5
Sources
1. GeoNames: Folégandros
GeoNames geonameid 262319 (Folégandros), cities500/allCountries bulk dump, matched by primary name + country + coordinates within 25km (w-bbfill-geography6-0926)View the Source
2. Folegandros (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 36.622222, longitude 24.901389
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 455 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 32.216 sq km
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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 36.6222,24.9014
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 198.0
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 36.75, 24.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 36.75, 24.75
36.75 24.75 Csa
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5. GeoNames: Folégandros - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 262319
Quote, cities500 record 262319
36.62794 24.92021 P PPLA3 GR ESYE42 49 9273 667 206 Europe/Athens
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Wikidata: Folegandros
Wikidata Q213902, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Folegandros (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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