Andros
Andros is a large, mountainous island in the Cyclades, with beautiful beaches, monasteries and abundant water sources. It has active farming communities and villages, and three main towns/resorts: Gavrio, Chora Andros, and Batsi.Localities in the Area
Menites
Village
Photo: Ioannis Fakis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Menites is a village situated 3 km southeast of Andros.
Palaiopoli
Village
Photo: Zde, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Palaiopoli is an ancient city on the west coast of Andros in the Cyclades Islands, Greece, and was… Palaiopoli is situated 4½ km southwest of Andros.
Andros
- Type: Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Cyclades, South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.84391° or 37° 50' 38" northLongitude
24.87029° or 24° 52' 13" eastElevation
890 metres (2,920 feet)Open Location Code
8G96RVVC+H4GeoNames ID
265039Andros Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Catalan: Andros
- Dutch: Andros
- Finnish: Andros
- Greek: Nisí Ándros
- Greek: Άνδρος
- Greek: Νήσος Άνδρος
- Greek: Νησί Άνδρος
- Norwegian: Andros
- Polish: Andros
- Swedish: Andros
- Nisi Andros
- Nísos Ándros
- Ándros
Other Places Named Andros
In the Area
Localities
- ArniVillage, 2½ km northwest
- KatakaleiHamlet, 3 km northeast
- PitrofosVillage, 3½ km south
- StrapouriésLocality, 3½ km east
- ApikiaVillage, 3½ km east
- MesathouriHamlet, 3½ km east
Landmarks
- KouváraMountain, 3½ km west
- Órmos PalaiópolisBay, 6 km southwest
- Andros HarbourPort, 6 km east
- Órmos GiáliaBay, 6 km east
- GerakónasMountain, 7 km south
- Ákra TheiákiCape, 7 km southwest
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page Andros. Photo: Freya, Public domain.