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Fournoi Korseon

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Fournoi Korseon, usually shortened to Fournoi, is a small archipelago of Greek islands lying between Ikaria, Samos and Patmos in the North Aegean region. Its two largest islands, Fournoi and Thymaina, are inhabited, along with the smaller Agios Minas Island, and the main settlement of Fournoi town serves as the group's principal ferry harbor. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Natura 2000 Site 1
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Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Geomorphology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Fournoi Korseon
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1. UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, World Database on Protected Areas: World Database on Protected Areas record: NISOS FOURNOI KAI NISIDES THYMAINA ALATONISI, THYMAINAKI, STRONGYLO, PLAKA, MAKRONISI, MIKROS KAI MEGALOS ANTHROPOFAGOS, AGIOS MINAS KAI THALASSIA PERIOCHI
UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, World Database on Protected AreasWDPA record, field desig_eng
Quote, WDPA record, field desig_eng
"desig_eng": "Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)"
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Fournoi Korseon (Wikipedia)
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Fournoi Korseon (Greek: Φούρνοι Κορσεών), more commonly simplified as Fournoi (Greek: Φούρνοι), anciently known as Corsiae or Korsiai (Ancient Greek: Κορσίαι), Corseae or Korseai (Κορσεαί), Corsia or Korsia (Κορσία), and Corassiae (Κορασσίαι), form a complex or archipelago of small Greek islands that lie between...
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Wikidata: Fournoi Korseon
Wikidata Q608379, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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