Ananes ( Greek : Ανάνες ) (sometimes called the Ananes Rocks ) is a group of 7 small uninhabited islets in Greece 's Aegean Sea , on the outskirts of the Cyclades island group. They are arranged in a crescent-like shape from southwest to due north, and comprise the south-westernmost islands of the Cyclades. The nearest islands are Milos and Antimilos to the northeast and Falkonera to the northwest.
6-471: The islands, along with the nearby similarly uninhabited Velopoula and Falkonera are protected areas under the Natura 2000 network. The largest island of the group comprises more than half of the total area, at 0.096 square kilometres (0.037 sq mi). The 2 remaining larger islands are 0.018 square kilometres (0.0069 sq mi) and 0.011 square kilometres (0.0042 sq mi) respectively, with
12-508: The crossing of the Piraeus - Chania and Cape Maleas - Izmir shipping lanes, it is considered a significant navigational hazard due to the strong surrounding currents. At the island's eastern cape, named Panaghia ton revmaton (Παναγιά των Ρευμάτων), meaning " Panagia of the currents", there is a lighthouse that was destroyed by the Germans in 1941 and rebuilt after World War II. The highest point of
18-547: The early hours of 8 December 1966, the ferry SS Heraklion , en route from Chania to Piraeus, sank off the coast of Falkonera, resulting in 217 lives lost, with 47 survivors found on Falkonera. Known as the "Falkonera Shipwreck", it is considered one of the worst maritime accidents in Greek history. Falkonera is part of the Natura 2000 network with code GR3000011, together with the nearby uninhabited islands of Velopoula and Ananes . The isolated island has two zones of vegetation,
24-405: The four remaining islets and rocks contributing the remaining 2,400 square metres (0.59 acres). This South Aegean location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Falkonera Falkonera ( Greek : Φαλκονέρα ) or Gerakoulia (Γερακούλια), anciently known as Hierakia (Ἱεράκια), is a small uninhabited Greek island in the southwestern Aegean Sea , between
30-519: The island is 183 meters above sea level. The name "Falkonera" derives from the Venetian word "falconera" (cf. Italian "falconiera"), meaning "place of falcons". This is also the meaning of the alternate Greek name, Gerakoulia. During the Greek Revolution , the island was served as a unification point for Andreas Miaoulis 's and Dimitrios Sachtouris 's squadrons before the campaign of Milos . In
36-716: The island of Milos and the Peloponnese region. Although outside the Saronic Gulf , it is generally included among the Saronic Islands . The islet marks the summit of a horst tending WNW-ESE, which separates the Myrtoon basin to the north from the Cretan basin to the south. The island is administered as part of the Islands regional unit , part of the municipality of Spetses . Located at
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