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Zourafa
Zourafa ((ギリシア語:Ζουράφα)), also called Ladoxera (), is a rocky islet in the northeastern Aegean, east of Samothrace. It is part of the Thracian Sporades archipelago and is the northeastern-most Greek possession in the Aegean. Zourafa has an area of and a long coastline. A lighthouse operates on Zourafa. == Name ==
The etymology of ''Zourafa'' is uncertain. Giorgos Lekakis, author of ''Samothraki: Holy Island'', says that it is likely to be a compound of "() sediment" and "visible". Zourafa is inscribed "'" on the 1521 Piri Reis map, meaning "giraffe rock" in Turkish. , a Samothracian scholar, published a monograph on Zourafa in 1897, referring to the islet as "" (''Zgorafa'').〔 Its alternate name, ''Ladoxera'' "oil reef", was given to it by sailors who would often spot oil slicks around Zourafa.
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