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Thymaina

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Highest elevation
  
26 m (85 ft)

Population
  
143 (2011)

Postal code
  
833 xx

Area
  
10 km²

Area code
  
22750

Regional unit
  
Ikaria

Capital city
  
Thymaina

Pop. density
  
14 /km (36 /sq mi)

Vehicle registration
  
MO

Max length
  
5.5 km

Archipelago
  
North Aegean

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Thymaina (Greek: Θύμαινα) is a small Greek island in the Ikaria regional unit, in the eastern Aegean Sea. Thymaina is located just west of Fournoi Korseon and is administratively a part of its municipality. Its name is said to be derived from the thyme that grows throughout the island. Thymaina has two settlements, Thymaina settlement and Keramidou. The population of the island is 143 inhabitants according to 2011 census, 136 in Thymaina settlement and 7 in Keramidou and the area is 10 square kilometres (4 sq mi). Thymaina is a protected area along with all Fournoi cluster and belongs to the network Natura 2000.

Map of Thymaina, Fourni Korseon, Greece

References

Thymaina Wikipedia