Astipálaia

Astipálaia, island, westernmost of the Greek Dodecanese islands, Aegean Sea, between Amorgós and Cos (Modern Greek: Kos). It constitutes a dímos (municipality) in the South Aegean (Nótio Aigaío) periféreia (region), southeastern Greece. The island comprises two mountain masses linked by a narrow isthmus that provided shelter for the ancient Roman fleet. The western hills rise to about 1,500 feet (450 metres) and the eastern hills to about 1,200 feet (365 metres). The coast is much...