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Anticythera

Antikythera
Αντικύθηρα
Antikythera's harbour Potamos
Antikythera's harbour Potamos
Antikythera is located in Greece
Antikythera
Antikythera
Coordinates: 35°52′N 23°18′E / 35.867°N 23.300°E / 35.867; 23.300Coordinates: 35°52′N 23°18′E / 35.867°N 23.300°E / 35.867; 23.300
Country Greece
Administrative region Attica
Regional unit Islands
Municipality Kythira
 • Municipal unit 20.43 km2 (7.89 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Municipal unit 68
 • Municipal unit density 3.3/km2 (8.6/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 801 00
Area code(s) 27360
Vehicle registration Z
Website www.antikythira.gr

Antikythera or Anticythera (/ˌæntɪkɪˈθɪərə/, /ˌæntɪsɪˈθɪərə/; Ancient Greek: Ἀντικύθηρα Greek: Αντικύθηρα, [andiˈciθira], literally "opposite Kythera") 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 Kythera island.

Antikythera may also refer to the Antikythera Strait, through which modified Mediterranean water enters the Sea of Crete.

Its land area is 20.43 square kilometres (7.89 square miles), 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 Antikythera wreck.


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