Melos - Geography, Natural resources, Villages, towns and notable landmarks, History, Historical population

area 151 km²/58 sq mi. Southwesternmost island of the Cyclades, Greece, in the S Aegean Sea; main town, Plaka; minerals, fruit, olives, cotton, tourism; ‘Venus de Milo’ sculpture (Louvre, Paris) discovered here in 1820.

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Coordinates: 36°44′N 24°25′E

Milos (Μήλος)
Coordinates	36°44′ N 24°25′ E
Country	Greece
Periphery	South Aegean
Prefecture	Cyclades
Population	4,771 source (2001)
Area	160.1 km²
Population density	30 /km²
Elevation	0-748 m
Postal code	8480x
Area code	22870
Licence plate code	ΕΜ
Website	milos.gr

Milos (formerly Melos, and before the Athenian genocide at 415 B.C. see also List of traditional Greek place names, Greek: Μήλος, not related to the Modern Greek word "μήλο" = "milo" for apple which has the same spelling except for the trailing sigma) is a volcanic island in the Aegean Sea.

Geography

Milos is the southwesternmost island in the Cyclades group, 120 km (75 miles) due east from the coast of Laconia.

Antimelos or Antimilos, 13 miles (20 km) north-west of Milos, is an uninhabited mass of trachyte, often called Erimomilos (Desert Milos).

Natural resources

Bentonite, perlite, pozzolana and small quantities of kaolin are mined in Milos and sold all over the world.

Villages, towns and notable landmarks

The harbour town is Adamas;

History

The position of Milos, between Greece and Crete, and its possession of obsidian, made it an important centre of early Aegean civilization.

In historical times the island was occupied by Dorians from Laconia.

Though Milos inhabitants sent a contingent to the Greek fleet at Salamis Island, it held aloof from the Delian League, and sought to remain neutral during the Peloponnesian War.

Historical population

Year	Island population	Change	Density
1907	17,638	-	about 108/km²
1981	-	-	-/km²
1991	4,390	-	about 27/km²
2001	4,771	-	32/km²