Euboea

Euboea or Negropont (Modern Greek: ?????? Evia, Ancient Greek ?ú???? Eúboia; see also List of traditional Greek place names), is the largest island of the Greek archipelago. It is separated from the mainland of Greece by the Euboic Sea. In general outline it is long and narrow; it is about 150 km (90 miles) long, and varies in breadth from 50 km (30 miles) to 6 km (4 mi). Its general direction is from N.W. to S.E., and it is traversed throughout its length by a mountain range, which forms part of the chain that bounds Thessaly on the east, and is continued south of Euboea in the lofty islands of Andros, Tenos and Mykonos.

Related Topics:
Modern Greek - Ancient Greek - List of traditional Greek place names - Greek - Euboic Sea - Thessaly - Andros - Tenos - Mykonos

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Euboea has one of the longest prefectures in Greece in length. Euboea is also the second largest island in Greece by area and population after Crete.

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