List of islands of Greece

thumb|350px|Regions of the Greek islands

Greece has many islands, with estimates ranging from somewhere around 1,200 to 6,000, depending on the minimum size to take into account. The number of inhabited islands is variously cited as between 166 and 227. which are located in the Saronic Gulf. The largest Argo-Saronic island is Salamis. The names of the main islands are in bold. Uninhabited islands are indicated, including those that may have been inhabited in the past:

Aegina (),
Agios Georgios (uninhabited),
Agios Georgios Salaminos (St. George's Island, uninhabited),
Agios Ioannis Diaporion (uninhabited)
Agios Thomas Diaporion (uninhabited),
Agistri (),
Alexandros Hydras,
Atalanti Island,
Dia (uninhabited)
Dokos (),
Falkonera (uninhabited),
Fleves (uninhabited),
Hydra (),
Katramoniso (Nisís Idhroúsa, uninhabited),
Kyra Aiginis (Nisída Kyrá) (uninhabited),
Laousses Islets (Nísoi Laoúses, uninhabited),
Leros Salaminos (uninhabited),
Modi Porou (uninhabited),
Moni Aiginas (uninhabited),
Patroklos (uninhabited),
Pera Island (Arta),
Platia (uninhabited),
Platia Aeginis (uninhabited),
Poros (),
Psili (uninhabited)
Psyttaleia (uninhabited),
Revythousa (uninhabited),
Romvi (Nisida Romvi) (uninhabited),
Salamis (),
Spetses (),
Spetsopoula (uninhabited),
Stavronisi Hydras (uninhabited),
Trikeri Hydras (uninhabited),
Velopoula (Nisída Velopoúla) (uninhabited),
Ypsili Diaporion (uninhabited)
Ypsili Argolidos (uninhabited)

Cretan islands

The two lists below show the islands, islets, and rocks that surround the island of Crete that are in the Aegean Sea or Libyan Sea.

Cretan islands of the Aegean Sea

thumb|The islet of Leon, on the left, next to the larger islet of Souda, within [[Souda Bay]]

thumb|[[Spinalonga (Kalydon)]]

thumb|The islet of [[Pondikonisi, or mouse island, is shaped like a mouse.]]

Afendis Christos,
Agia Varvara,
Agioi Apostoloi,
Agioi Pandes,
Agioi Theodoroi,
Agios Nikolaos,
Agriomandra,
Anavatis,
Arnaouti,
Avgo (uninhabited islet),
Crete,
Daskaleia (uninhabited islet),
Dia (Zeus, uninhabited),
Diapori,
Dionysades (group of islands),
Gianysada,
Dragonada,
Paximada,
Paximadaki,
Elasa,
Ftena Trachylia,
Glaronisi,
Gramvoussa,
Agria Gramvousa,
Imeri Gramvousa,
Grandes (group of islands),
Kalydon (Spinalonga),
Karavi (uninhabited),
Karga (uninhabited),
Katergo (uninhabited),
Kavaloi (three uninhabited islands),
Anavatis,
Kavallos,
Kefali,
Kolokytha,
Koursaroi,
Kyriamadi (Peninsula),
Lazaretta,
Leon (Islet),
Mavros (Uninhabited islet),
Megatzedes (Uninhabited islet),
Mochlos,
Nikolos,
Palaiosouda (Islet),
Peristeri (Islet),
Peristerovrachoi (Uninhabited rocks),
Petalida (Islet),
Petalouda (Uninhabited islet),
Pontikaki (Uninhabited islet),
Pondikonisi (Uninhabited islet),
Praso Kissamou (Islet),
Prosfora (Uninhabited islet),
Pseira,
Sideros (Uninhabited rock),
Souda (Islet),
Valenti (Rock),
Vryonisi (Uninhabited islet),

Cretan islands of the Libyan Sea

thumb|The islet of [[Trafos in the Libyan Sea]]

Islands on the south coast of Crete are considered in the Libyan Sea.

Agia Eirini,
Ammoudi tous Volakous,
Artemis (Uninhabited islet),
Aspros Volakas (rock),
Chrysi (uninhabited),
Elafonisi,
Fotia (Uninhabited islet),
Gaidouronisi (Uninhabited),
Gavdopoula,
Gavdos (Southernmost point of Greece),
Koufonisi (Lefki) (Uninhabited islet),
Loutro (Rocky islet),
Makroulo (Uninhabited islet),
Marmaro (Uninhabited islet),
Mavros Volakas (Large rock),
Megalonisi (Uninhabited islet),
Mikronisi (Islet),
Papadoplaka (Reef islet),
Paximadia (Two small uninhabited islands),
Prasonisi, Gavdou (Islet),
Prasonisi, Rethymno (Islet),
Psarocharako (Rock),
Psyllos (Uninhabited islet),
Schistonisi (Islet),
Strongyli (Uninhabited islet),
Thetis (Islet),
Trachilos (Uninhabited islet),
Trafos (Islet),
Treis Volakous (Rocks),

Cyclades islands

thumb|250px|The [[Cyclades islands]]

thumb|250px|Iconic windmills of [[Mykonos]]

The Cyclades islands comprise around 220 islands and islets. The main islands are indicated in bold below.

Ágios Nikólaos (Máchaires),
Prasíni (Agía Paraskeví),
Strongyló (Strongylí),
Amorgos (),
Gyaros,
Mikro Sofrano,
Nerónisi,
Nimos,
Nisídes Adelfoí,
Nisyros,
Paheia Nisyrou
Patmos,
Pergoussa
Piganoussa
Pitta
Plati Kasou
Plati Pserimou
Plati Symis
Pontikoussa
Prasonissi Rodhou
Prasouda
Pserimos,
Ro,
Rhodes (),
Safonidi
Saria,
Seirina
Sesklio
Strongyli Megistis (Easternmost point of Greece),
Strongyli Kritinias
Strongyli Kasou
Symi,
Syrna,
Telendos,
Tilos,
Tragonisi
Zaforas,

Euboea and surrounding islands

Atalanti (uninhabited),
Euboea,
Hersonisi
Kavalliani (uninhabited),
Lichades,
Lithari
Mandilou
Monoliá,
Megalos Petalios
Petalioi (10 small uninhabited islands/islets),
Stouronisi,

North Aegean islands

Agios Efstratios,
Chios,
Icaria,
Lesbos,
Lemnos,
Oinousses,
Pasas,
Psara,
Antipsara,
Samos,
Samiopoula,
Fournoi Korseon ()
Agios Minas ()
Thymaina ()

There are also two North Aegean islands in the Thracian Sea:

Samothrace,
Thassos,

Sporades islands

thumb|250px|The Northern [[Sporades]]

The 30 islands in the Sporades are listed below, with the four major islands in bold. The largest Sporades island is Skyros.

Adelfoi Islets,
Agios Georgios Skopelou
Alonissos (),
Arkos (Skiathos Municipality),
Aspronisi (Skiathos Municipality)
Dasia
Erinia (Rineia Skyrou),
Gioura,
Grammeza,
Korakas Alonissou
Kyra Panagia,
Lekhoussa,
Manolas Alonissou
Maragos (Skiathos Municipality)
Peristera,
Piperi,
Polemika Alonissou
Praso Skantzouras
Psathoura,
Repi,
Sarakino,
Skandili,

Antikythera,
Antipaxos,
Arkoudi,
Atokos,
Cephalonia,
Corfu,
Diaplo,
Echinades
Apasa,
Drakonera,
Filippos,
Girovaris or Gkravaris,
Kalogiros,
Karlonisi,
Kouneli or Makropoula,
Lamprinos,
Makri,
Modio or Modi,
Oxeia,
Petalas,
Pistros,
Pontikos,
Praso,
Provati,
Sofía,
Soros,
Tsakalonisi,
Vromonas,
Elafonissos,
Ereikoussa,
Ithaca,
Kalamos,
Kastos,
Kravia,
Kythira,
Kythros,
Lazaretto,
Lefkada,
Madouri (Uninhabited),
Makropoúla,
Mathraki,
Meganisi,
Modia Islets,
Nisída Ágios Nikólaos,
Omfori (Uninhabited, private),
Othonoi (westernmost point of Greece),
Paxi,
Provati,
Proti,
Sapientza,
Schiza (Uninhabited),
Skorpios,
Skorpidi (Private),
Sparti Lefkados,
Sphacteria,
Strofades,
Thilia,
Vido,
Zakynthos,

Islets close to mainland

The following islands are close to the mainland and not part of a sea:

Alatas Trikeriou,
Ammouliani (Chalkidiki),
Antitrikeri (Thessaly)
Kelyfos,
Paleo Trikeri (Thessaly),
Trizonia island (Central Greece),

Islands not in the sea

Lake and river islands

thumb|250px|[[Ioannina Island in Lake Pamvotida]]

Agios Achilleios (Small Prespa Lake),
Ioannina Island (Lake Pamvotida),
Vidronisi (Small Prespa Lake),
Anonymous islet (Limnothálassa Pápas lagoon, Western Achaia),

Islands in an island

Marathi Island (Marathi Lake (reservoir) in Mykonos),

Lagoon islands

Aitoliko Lagoon
Aitoliko,
Missolonghi Lagoon
Dolmas
Kleisova,
Komma,
Prokopanistos
Schinias
Tourlida,
Vasiladi,