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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Label Occurrences
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 Hellenic Republic
linked to: Greece
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 Adamas
linked to: Adamantas
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
Southern Aegean region
linked to: South Aegean
locatedInCountrySubdivision South Aegean administrative region
linked to: South Aegean
participatedIn Peloponnesian War
partOf Cyclades archipelago
linked to: Cyclades
shape horseshoe-shaped
subjectOf Melian Dialogue by Thucydides
linked to: Melian Dialogue
summerTimeZone Eastern European Summer Time
timeZone Eastern European Time
touristAttraction Kleftiko sea caves
Sarakiniko beach
linked to: Sarakiniko Beach

ancient theater of Milos
catacombs of Milos
linked to: Catacombs of Milos

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Melian Dialogue setting island of Melos
linked to: Melos