Gaidaros (Gulf of Atalanti)
| Gaidaros (Γάιδαρος) | ||
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| Waters | Gulf of Evia , Aegean Sea | |
| Geographical location | 38 ° 38 ' N , 23 ° 7' E | |
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| length | 2.2 | |
| width | 1.7 | |
| surface | 1.65 | |
| Highest elevation | 104 m | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
Gaidaros ( Greek Γάιδαρος = donkey (island) ) or Gaïdaros ( Greek Γάϊδαρος ) is an uninhabited small island in the Gulf of Atalanti in Greece .
geography
The island is located about 250 m east of the coast near Kyparissi . It consists of two hills, the west of which reaches a height of 104 m. The island has a length from west to east of about 2.2 km and a maximum width of 1.7 km. The southern flat part of the island is connected to the mainland by an approximately 250 m long dam. South of the eastern tip of the island is the Mitros peninsula . There are several fish farms around the island .
Before 1894, Gaidaros was a peninsula. During the great earthquake on April 20, 1894 (according to the Orthodox calendar on April 8, 1894) Gaidaros was separated from the mainland.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Theodor Georg Skuphos : The two major earthquakes in Lokris in Journal of the Geographical Society of Berlin , Berlin 1894, p 418 ( online )