Thissmall (9.000m2, population:
250) but heroic island, to the east end of the Aegean, is
the outer link of the Dodecanese chain.
It is situated at the extreme south-estern corner of Greece,
at a distance of 72 miles from Rhodes and 1 mile from the
Turkish coast.
It is the largest island in an archipelago of
24 islets and for this reason since Antiquity it was known
as Megisti (= maxima). The island is serviced regularly by
air and sea connections with Rhodes and Athens..
