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Léros, island and dímos (municipality), South Aegean (Modern Greek: Nótio Aigaío) periféreia (region), southeastern Greece. Léros is one of the Dodecanese (Dodekánisa) islands in the Aegean Sea, east of the Cyclades (Kykládes) and off the southwest coast of Turkey. It is surrounded by numerous islets and is full of creeks, with many promontories and deep bays. Léros is mountainous (rising to 1,073 feet [327 metres]) and consists of three peninsulas joined by two isthmuses, with a total area of 20 square miles (53 square km). Bathing beaches are found on the east and west coasts. It is believed that Léros ...(100 of 272 words)

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