Kalolimnos
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Kalolimnos is a small Greek
island in the Dodecanese
chain, lying between Kalymnos
and Imia, opposite the coast of Turkey
. It is part of the municipality of Kálymnos.
The island has no permanent civilian population, but hosts a permanent Greek Army garrison. The island is steep and rocky and has a population of wild goats.
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
island in the Dodecanese
Dodecanese
The Dodecanese are a group of 12 larger plus 150 smaller Greek islands in the Aegean Sea, of which 26 are inhabited. Τhis island group generally defines the eastern limit of the Sea of Crete. They belong to the Southern Sporades island group...
chain, lying between Kalymnos
Kalymnos
Kalymnos, is a Greek island and municipality in the southeastern Aegean Sea. It belongs to the Dodecanese and is located to the west of the peninsula of Bodrum , between the islands of Kos and Leros : the latter is linked to it through a series of islets...
and Imia, opposite the coast of Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. It is part of the municipality of Kálymnos.
The island has no permanent civilian population, but hosts a permanent Greek Army garrison. The island is steep and rocky and has a population of wild goats.