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Kalymnos, ((ギリシア語:Κάλυμνος)) 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 (the ancient Halicarnassos), between the islands of Kos (south, at a distance of ) and Leros (north, at a distance of less than ): the latter is linked to it through a series of islets. Kalymnos lies between two to five hours away by sea from Rhodes. The island is known as ''Càlino'' in Italian and ''Kilimli'' or ''Kelemez'' in Turkish.〔Bertarelli (1929) ''sub vocem''〕 In 2011 the island had a population of 16,001, making it the third most populous island of the Dodecanese, after Kos and Rhodes. It is known in Greece for the affluence of much of its population, and also stands as both the wealthiest member of the Dodecanese and one of the wealthiest Greek islands overall. The Municipality of Kalymnos, which includes the populated offshore islands of Pserimos (pop. 80), Telendos (94), Kalolimnos (2), and Pláti (2), as well as several uninhabited islets, has a combined land area of and a total population of 16,179 inhabitants. ==Geography== The island is roughly rectangular in shape, with a length of and a width of , and covers an area of . Moreover, on the north side there is a peninsula which stretches in a northwest direction. Kalymnos is mainly mountainous with complicated topography. There are three main chains going from W-NW to E-SE, and a fourth which innervates the peninsula. The coastline is very irregular, with many sheltered coves. There are some springs, one among them being thermal. The soil is mainly limestone-based, but in the valleys there is a compact bank of volcanic tuff, the relic of an ancient volcano, located near the village of ''Kantouni.'' The island is mainly barren, except for the two fertile valleys of Vathi and Pothia, where olives, oranges and vines are grown. Earthquakes are a frequent occurrence around Kalymnos. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kalymnos」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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