Greek Islands

 Most of the islands are found in the Aegean Sea and are divided into seven groups (from north to south):

1. The Northeastern Aegean Islands: Agios Efstratios, Thasos, Ikaria, Lesbos, Limnos, Inouses, Samos, Samothrace, Chios, Psara.
2. The Sporades: Alonissos, Skiathos, Skopelos, Skyros
3. Evia : The prefecture of Evia (which also includes the island of Skiros), is next to the prefecture of Viotia on the east and on the south touches the Aegean Sea, on the north and northwest to the Pagasitiko and Maliako Gulf, while on the west and southwest with the north and south Evian Gulf.
4. Islands of Argosaronic : Angistri, Aegena, Methana, Poros, Salamina, Spetses, Hydra.
5. The Cyclades : A group of 56 islands, with the most important being Amorgos, Anafi, Andros, Antiparos, Delos, Ios, Kea, Kimolos, Kythnos, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Santorini, Serifos, Sikinos, Sifnos, Syros, Tinos, Folegandros, as well as the “Minor Cyclades” comprising Donousa, Irakleia, Koufonisia and Schinousa.
6. The Dodecanese : Astypalaia, Kalymnos, Karpathos, Kasos, Kastellorizo, Kos, Lipsi, Leros, Nisyros, Patmos, Rhodes, Symi, Tilos, Chalki.
7. Crete : Crete is divided in to four prefectures. From west to east: Chania, Rethymno, Heraklion and Lasithi.