Antiparos
The island of Antiparos is located southwest of Paros, separated by the Strait of Antiparos, known as Amfigeio.The maximum length of the island is 11 kilometres from north to south, while the maximum width reaches 4.5 kilometres . And the highest peak, St. Elias, in the middle of the island, is at 308 m. Antiparos is a volcanic rock and dry climate with high moisture, and morphology favors the development of strong winds.The morphology of Antiparos is characterised essentially flat, with many small hilly peaks, while the vegetation of the island is low. The island of Antiparos is surrounded by many small uninhabited islands with great historical and archaeological interest, such as Tsimintiri the Round, the Double, snow, Revmatonisi, the Red and Black Tourlos. Particularly well known in the international community is Despotiko, an uninhabited island west of Antiparos, where in recent years excavations of great archaeological importance have been carried out.
