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	Excursion to Nisyros
		Nisyros is the youngest of the large volcanic centres in Greece and is included along with Methana, Milos and Santorini as one of the active volcanoes in Greece.
		The Turks looted Nisyros at least four times until 1523 when they subdued it and together with the other surrounding islands, subjugated it to the peculiar privileged regime of the "machtu".
		It was in 1913 that the last eruption of the volcano occurred After the second world war, Nisyros was finally conceded to Greece by the defeated Italians in 1948.
	www.kosinfo.gr /nisyros.asp?id=1 (1686 words)

	GEOWARN - Nisyros (Greece)
		The island of Nisyros is a Quaternary volcano located at the easternmost end of the Aegean Volcanic Arc, within the Dodecanese archipelago, situated south of Kos (Fig.
		Nisyros island was chosen as a test site due to its unique situation, which includes complex volcanic and related hazards, the increasing impact of tourism on the island and in the Kos region, and easy and low access cost for all monitoring systems.
		Nisyros island is a remnant of a prehistoric volcanic field from which 160,000 years ago the largest eruption in the eastern Mediterranean (Kos plateau tuff) devastated the entire Dodecanese islands.
	www.geowarn.ethz.ch /index.asp?ID=1 (414 words)

	Nisyros home page
		Nisyros is located in the Dodecanese islands, close to the Turkish coast.
		Mandraki, the capital of Nisyros, is built at the foot of a steep hill which used to be fortified in the Middle Ages.
		Nisyros is blessed with many lovely beaches: at Mandraki, Hochlaki, Agia Irini, Avlaki and on Giali the islet directly opposite.
	hem.passagen.se /nisyros (946 words)

	Nisyros - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Several other islets are found in the vicinity of Nisyros, the largest of which is Gyali.
		A period of seismic unrest in 1996-1997 led an international team of scientist to initiate monitoring of the volcanic unrest in the European-Union sponsored Geowarn project.
		The entire volcanic complex includes the seafloor between Nisyros and Kos, the island of Gyali, and a part of Kos island.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nisyros (575 words)

	Excursion to Nisyros (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Nisyros is a pace of wild beauty and was created by a volcanic eruption although mythology has a different version.
		Nisyros has only a few beaches so most people prefer to spend their time in the kafeneia (coffee shops) tasting the local sweets.
		Boats sail from Nisyros to the small of island of Giali which shimmers as the rays of the sun are reflected from its rocks.
	kosisland.info /travelguide/excursions_from_kos_nisyros.asp (345 words)

	Nisyros - The Dodecanese Islands
		Nisyros, with an area of 41.6 square kms and a coastline of 28 kms, is situated at the centre of the Dodecanese island complex.
		Nisyros has an almost circular shape and therefore its coastline is not rich in geophysical formations.
		Nisyros was conquered by the Persians, freed by the Athenians became a part of the Athenian alliance, then came under Macedonian dominance and finally becomes a part of the vast Roman Empire.
	www.rhodesguide.com /dodecanese/?ssp=11 (970 words)

	Kos and Nisyros sailing holidays and yacht charters - Kos sailing and chartering guide
		Nisyros is a green and well-watered island, with fertile soil which is cultivated on laboriously construced terraces on the outward-facing slopes.
		Nisyros was originally settled by Dorians from Kos and Kamiros.
		In 1312 it was occupied by the Knights of St John, and later became a fief of the Assanti family.
	www.sailingissues.com /greekislands/kos.html (580 words)

	----- The Dodecanesian Island of Nisyros -----
		Approaching Nisyros you are impressed by perfectly white houses, dense greenery, and the colours of the dark volcanic soil.
		The capital of Nisyros is built at the foot of a steep hill which used to be fortified in the Middle Ages.
		To the northwest of the capital, clinging to the tip af a tall rock, lies the monastery of the Madona of the Caves (Panagia Spiliani), the patroness of the island.
	www.dilos.com /region/dodecan/nisyros.html (468 words)

	ASTER Image Gallery: Nisyros Island, Aegean Sea
		Nisyros is an active volcano in the Eastern edge of the South Aegean volcanic arc.
		Nisyros is the youngest volcanic cone in the Aegean.
		This simulated natural color ASTER image is centered near 36.6 degrees north longitude, 27.2 degrees east latitude, covers an area of 18.5 x 17.2 km, and was acquired on July 29, 2004.
	asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov /gallery-detail.asp?name=nisyros (129 words)

	NISYROS.COM
		Nisyros is an ideal location for retirement and vacation.
		Nisyros is a good place because of its desirability, natural beauty and accessibility.
		Among the Greek Islands, Nisyros is blessed to have tremendously fertile soil and much natural beauty.
	www.nisyros.com /real_estate (476 words)

	Nisyros - Nützliche Tipps!
		as Wasser ist auch auf Nisyros etwas sehr kostbares!
		Nisyros besteht aus 100% vulkanischem Gestein und selbst die Wanderwege gehen immer wieder durch Geröll.
		Ich wünsche eine unvergessliche Zeit auf Nisyros - der kleinen Insel fürs Herz!
	www.dodekanes.ch /nisyros_tipps.html (1006 words)

	Nisyros Greece. The Nisyros Island travel guide.
		Nisyros is a small island in the Dodecanese complex, between Kos and Tilos.
		It is a quiet place, far from the tourist current other Greek islands have, that fascinates and charms visitors with its strong colourful character, the dark brown of its volcanic earth, the white of its houses and the deep blue of its sea.
		One of the natural attractions of Nisyros island is the volcano, on its central side, near the village of Nikia, on the plateau of Lakki.
	www.nisyrosinfo.com (328 words)

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		Nisyros lies in-between the island Kos and Tilos.
		Nisyros has at maximum 1200 inhabitants, and most of these people life in the capital, called Mandraki.
		Mandraki is both the capatial and a harbour town of Nisyros.
	members.lycos.nl /kosgreece/id40_m.htm (105 words)

	Nisyros, Greece (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The island of Nisyros is a stratovolcano at the eastern end of the Hellenic island arc.
		This arc of volcanoes is related to the northward subduction of the African plate beneath the Aegean microplate.
		The base of the island is made of hyaloclastite, lava flows, and breccias, mostly of andesite composition.
	volcano.und.nodak.edu /vwdocs/volc_images/europe_west_asia/nisyros.html (541 words)

	Nisyros - JustGreece.com
		Nisyros or Nissiros is a small volcanic island, a mere 41 kilometres in area, situated between Kos and Tilos.
		The capital and port of Nisyros is Mandraki, set in the northwest atthe foot of a steep hill.
		Another village Emborios lies to the southeast of Mandraki, in the interior of the island, in a lush areawith mineral springs and planted with olive trees, fruit trees, fig trees and grapevines.
	www.justgreece.com /dodecanese/nissyros.php (317 words)

	Mammis, apartments at Nisyros (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Nisyros is a small and quiet Greek island located in the Dodecanese region of Greece.
		It remains undiscovered by mass tourism and is famous for its volcano and hillside terraces.
		Nisyros offers a fantastic holiday for people who love beautiful nature, a quiet atmosphere, authentic Greek culture, traditional Greek food, nice beaches, clean sea and warm people with a great feeling for hospitality.
	www.mammis.com (131 words)

	Dodecanese: Nisyros (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Nisyros is a small island located not far south of Kos.
		We check into the Hotel Nisyros, which is a new-ish looking structure situated up the hill and away from the harbor.
		After traveling the winding roads for awhile the volcano seems like it might be nothing more than a myth, until suddenly we come over the crest of a hill and the whole valley seems to drop away little by little until there is nothing but this desolate crater of mud and dust.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/jdupaski/Nisyros.html (395 words)

	CVO Menu - Greece Volcanoes and Volcanics
		Several solfatara fields are found on Kos island, including Vromotopos at Kefalos Isthmus on the western side of the island and a group of thermal areas at the eastern side of Kos.
		The caldera-forming eruption began with pyroclastic surges of silicic pumice and evolved to pyroclastic flows and tephra fall of mixed mafic and silicic pumice.
		Yali, a small island between the northern coast of Nisyros Island and the SW coast of Kos Island, consists of rhyolitic obsidian domes and pumice deposits.
	vulcan.wr.usgs.gov /Volcanoes/Greece/description_greece_volcanics.html (1322 words)

	Nissiros-Nisyros island: Nissiros information - Nissiros holidays - Dodecanese, Greece
		Nissiros or Nisyros, a small island in the middle of the Dodecanese complex, has lots of natural beauties and a rich cultural heritage whose inhabitants maintain alive up to day.
		It is said that Nisyros was born after a series of successive eruptions of the volcano, which is unique of its kind in Greece.
		Lastly, Nisyros has a very rich fauna and flora that specialists have pronounced to be unique.
	www.greeklodgings.gr /Pages/EN/Nisyros/Nisyros.htm (435 words)

	Nisyros
		Die rots, die in de zee terecht kwam, is Nisyros, het eiland met de vulkaan en de zwarte rotsen.
		Hij leeft nog steeds en hij is het die, beklemd onder de rots, steeds als hij kreunt het eiland laat schudden in een aardbeving of een vulkaanuitbarsting.
		Op Nisyros komen voornamelijk toeristen op eendags-trip vanaf Kos en andere eilanden.
	users.skynet.be /griekenland-hellas/nisyros.htm (208 words)

	Unified Tourism Board of Kos and Nisyros
		The Unified Tourism Board of Kos and Nisyros was formed in 2001 by the three municipalities of Kos, the municipality of Nisyros, the Prefecture of Kos and Nisyros, the Kos branch of the Dodecanese Monitor, the Union of Hoteliers of Kos, the League of Tour Operators and the Rented Apartments Association.
		The actions of the Unified Tourism Board for the development of Kos and Nisyros as well as tourism always have a basic rule to protect and preserve the social life and the safe-guarding of the environment and the cultural identity of the islands.
		Kos and Nisyros are two islands which are rich in natural beauty as well as archaeological, historical and cultural monuments, offering the possibility of adopting several forms of alternative tourism, such as educational or school trips, scientific, hiking or mountain climbing, rural, curative or therapeutic, religious, athletic and many more.
	www.kosinfo.gr /utb.asp?ID=1 (419 words)

	Nisyros
		Nisyros (Greek: Νίσυρος; also transliterated Nissiros) is a volcanic Greek island located in the Aegean Sea.
		According to Greek mythology, the island was formed when Poseidon cut a part of Kos and threw it on the giant Polyvotis (Polybotes) to stop him from escaping.
		Nisyros: History and Architecture of an Aegean Island.
	www.mlahanas.de /Greece/Cities/Nisyros.html (674 words)

	Nisyros Dodecanese Islands Greece Holiday Vacation Yacht Charter Sailing Greek Islands
		Nisyros is a small volcanic island, a mere 41 square kilometres in area, situated between Kos and Tilos.
		The volcanic landscape that resembles the moon, is combined with lush vegetation, curiously though, as the island is waterless.
		Nisyros is blessed with many lovely beaches: Mandraki, Hochlaki (a beach with fl stones), Agia Irini, Aviaki and on Giali, the islet directly opposite.
	www.sailgreece.net /islands/dodecanese/nisyros.asp (221 words)

	Nisyros (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Nisyros ligt tussen de eilanden Kos en Tilos, en heeft slechts een oppervlakte van 41 km² en de kustlijn is 28 km².
		Nisyros heeft ten hoogste 1200 inwoners, en de meeste van deze inwoners wonen in de hoofdstad Mandraki.
		Wat je als bezoeker aan Nisyros opvalt is de vele kleuren contrasten.
	www.koseiland.com /nisyros1.htm (220 words)

	Holiday.gr - NISYROS, a trip to a myth!
		Nisyros is situated in southeast Aegean Sea, almost in the center of Dodecanese islands between Kos and Tilos.
		Nisyros is also famous for its therapeutic sources known from the times of Ippokrates.
		Although most people visit Nisyros on a day trip from Kos, it is worth staying for a few days in Nisyros and know the yesterday and today of this land, through the option it offers.
	www.holiday.gr /place5.php?place_id=962 (297 words)

	Holiday.gr - HISTORY NISYROS DODECANESE
		According to mythology Nisyros is a creature of the God of the sea.
		Nisyros became part of the Athenian Coalition in 479 BC.
		As all Dodecanese islands, Nisyros was adjusted to Greece in 1948.
	www.holiday.gr /page.php?page_id=143 (264 words)

	NISYROS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Nisyros (or Nissiros) is a small volcanic island, a mere 41 square kilometres in area, situated between Kos and Tilos.
		The capital and port of Nisyros is Mandraki, set in the northwest at the foot of a steep hill.
		Nisyros is blessed with many lovely beaches: at Mandraki, Hochlaki, Agia Irini, Avlaki and on Giali, the isle!
	www.ando.gr /eot/eng/islands/nisyros.htm (268 words)

	Nisyros - Wikipedia
		Nisyros (griechisch Νίσυρος) ist eine Insel in der Ägäis, welche zu der Inselgruppe der Dodekanes gehört, in deren Zentrum sie liegt.
		Vermutlich bildeten Kos und Nisyros eine einzige Insel, die dann durch eine Vulkanexplosion zerstört wurde.
		Nisyros wird seit 2000 intensiv erforscht, weil man in Zukunft Vulkanausbrüche erwartet.
	de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nisyros (319 words)

	ISARS-NOA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		This differential interferometry survey shows that crust deformations occurred at the surface of the Nisyros island in the period 1995-97, in which the most significant earthquake events have been recorded.
		The study shows a surface uplift (figure 1), with a rate of 87mm/year for the period 1995-96 and 53mm/year for the period 1996-97.
		Crust Deformations at Nisyros Island in the period 1995-1997.
	www.space.noa.gr /rsensing/isars_difsar_nisyros.htm (338 words)

	NISYROS.COM
		When many island resorts are being over run by tourists, traffic and commerce, Nisyros remains as an unspoiled haven of peace and tranquility.
		Nisyros possesses the clear water beauty of the Aegean sea coupled with a small village atmosphere.
		Nisyros is the place to come when you seek peace, tranquility and rejuvenation.
	www.nisyros.com (755 words)

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