Melos

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Melos is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea, renowned in art history as the discovery site of the famous ancient statue Venus de Milo.

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Melos canonical 1
island of Melos 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek island
island in the Aegean Sea
administrativelyPartOf Milos regional unit
area approximately 160 square kilometres
associatedWorkOfArt Venus de Milo
belongsTo European Union territory via Greece
climate Mediterranean climate
country Greece
currentSovereignState Greece
surface form: Hellenic Republic
discoveredByOnIsland Yorgos Kentrotas
discoveryYearOfVenusDeMilo 1820
geologicalType volcanic island
hasCapital Plaka
hasDiscovery Venus de Milo
hasEconomicActivity mining
tourism
hasHarbor natural harbor of Adamas
hasHighestPoint Mount Profitis Ilias
hasMainPort Adamantas
surface form: Adamas
hasMineralResource bentonite
perlite
sulfur
hasNearbyIsland Kimolos
historicalName Melus
Milos
inhabitedSince prehistoric times
knownFor beaches
discovery site of the Venus de Milo
mineral resources
natural harbors
volcanic landscape
knownInAntiquityFor obsidian trade
language Greek
locatedIn Aegean Sea
Cyclades
South Aegean
surface form: Southern Aegean region
locatedInCountrySubdivision South Aegean
surface form: South Aegean administrative region
participatedIn Peloponnesian War
partOf Cyclades
surface form: Cyclades archipelago
shape horseshoe-shaped
subjectOf Melian Dialogue
surface form: Melian Dialogue by Thucydides
summerTimeZone Eastern European Summer Time
timeZone Eastern European Time
touristAttraction Kleftiko sea caves
Sarakiniko Beach
surface form: Sarakiniko beach

ancient theatre of Milos
surface form: ancient theater of Milos

Catacombs of Milos
surface form: catacombs of Milos

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Melian Dialogue setting Melos
this entity surface form: island of Melos