Keros
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| Keros Κέρος |
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| Geography | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Island Chain: | Cyclades |
| Area:[1] | 15 km² (6 sq.mi.) |
| Highest Mountain: | Mt. Keros (43 m (141 ft)) |
| Government | |
 Greece |
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| Periphery: | South Aegean |
| Prefecture: | Cyclades |
| Capital: | Uninhabited |
| Statistics | |
| Population: | 0 (as of 2001) |
| Density: | 0 /km² (0 /sq.mi.) |
| Postal Code: | 843 00 |
| Area Code: | 22870 |
| License Code: | EM |
Keros (Greek: Κέρος) is an uninhabited Greek island in the Cyclades about 10 km (6 mi) southeast of Naxos. Administratively it is part of the community of Koufonisi. It has an area of 15 km² (6 sq mi) and its highest point is 432 metres (1,417 ft). It was an important site to the Cycladic civilization that flourished around 2500 BC.
Keros is especially noted for the flat-faced marble statues which later inspired the work of Pablo Picasso and Henry Moore.
[edit] References
- ^ Basic Characteristics. Ministry of the Interior. www.ypes.gr. Retrieved on 2007-08-07.
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