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Strongyli Megistis

Settlement in Greece

Strongyli Megistis Στρογγυλή Μεγίστης
Settlement
The islet of Strongyli seen from southwest
36°6′50″N 29°38′12″E / 36.11389°N 29.63667°E / 36.11389; 29.63667
Country	Greece
Administrative region	South Aegean
Regional unit	Rhodes
Municipality	Kastellorizo
Area
• Total	0.9 km² (0.3 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Total	1
• Density	1.1/km² (2.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	851 11
Area code(s)	22460
Vehicle registration	ΚΧ, ΡΟ, ΡΚ

Strongyli Megistis (Greek: Στρογγυλή Μεγίστης), also called simply Strongyli or Ypsili, is a Greek islet^[2]^[3] which lies in the eastern Mediterranean Sea,^[4]^[5] about four kilometers south-east of the island of Kastellorizo. The island is about 1.5 kilometres (0.9 miles) long, and up to 700 metres (2,300 ft) wide. It covers an area of about 0.9 square kilometres (0.3 sq mi). It is rather flat and covered with macchia.

Strongyli is the easternmost Greek territory. Administratively, it is part of the Municipality of Megisti. According to the 2021 census, the island has 1 inhabitant.^[1] It has a lighthouse, which has the characteristic of being the easternmost building in Greece. There is also a cargo aerial cableway which is used by the army to transport cargo from the area of disembarkation to the Surveillance Outpost of Stroghyli.^[6]^[7]

The islet is named Çam Adası ("Pine island") in Turkish.^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
^ Wire, Elinor De; Reyes-Pergioudakis, Dolores (2010). The Lighthouses of Greece. Pineapple Press Inc. ISBN 978-1-56164-452-0. Archived from the original on 2023-09-22. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
^ Baumgarten, Monika I. (1987). Baedeker's Greek Islands. Prentice Hall Press. ISBN 978-0-13-058132-7. Archived from the original on 2023-09-22. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
^ Department, Great Britain Hydrographic (1987). Mediterranean Pilot: Aegean Sea and approaches with adjacent coasts of Greece and Turkey. Hydrographer of the Navy. Archived from the original on 2023-09-22. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
^ Wittke, A. A.; Mechanics, International Society for Rock (1982). Rock mechanics: caverns and pressure shafts. A.A. Balkema. ISBN 978-90-6191-232-3. Archived from the original on 2023-09-22. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
^ http://www.army.gr/default.php?pname=Article&art_id=93955&cat_id=14&la=2 ^{[dead link]}
^ "cargo cable way". TektInn. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
^ "Vrachonisída Strongylí". geoview.info. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2020.