Southern Sporades
| Southern Sporades | ||
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| Waters | Aegean Sea | |
| Geographical location | 36 ° 49 ′ N , 27 ° 7 ′ E | |
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| Number of islands | 170 | |
| Main island | Samos , Ikaria , Kos , Rhodes | |
The Southern Sporades are a group of islands in the southeastern Aegean Sea . The group includes some islands off the Turkish Mediterranean coast, all the islands of the former Samos prefecture and the islands of the former Dodecanese prefecture with the exception of the municipality of Megisti .
