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Nimos

Coordinates:36°35′N27°50′E/ 36.583°N 27.833°E/36.583; 27.833
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Nimos
Νίμος
Settlement
View of Symi, with Nimos offshore at top right
View ofSymi,with Nimos offshore at top right
Nimos is located in Greece
Nimos
Nimos
Location within the region
Coordinates:36°35′N27°50′E/ 36.583°N 27.833°E/36.583; 27.833
CountryGreece
Administrative regionSouth Aegean
Highest elevation
617 m (2,024 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2(EET)
• Summer (DST)UTC+3(EEST)

Nimosis an uninhabitedGreekisland in the municipality ofSymi,in theDodecaneseisland group of the southernAegean Sea.Located off the northern coast ofSymi,from which it is separated by a small shallow strait called Diapori, it has an area of 4.6 square kilometres (1.8 sq mi). It is the Ymos island of the ancient Greeks.

The island, like Symi itself and the other surrounding islets, has been proclaimed an archaeological site by Greece'sCentral Archaeological Council.