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Samothrace, Evros, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greecei
Regional Level Types
SamothraceIsland
EvrosRegional Unit
Eastern Macedonia and ThraceAdministrative Region
GreeceCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Kamariótissa1,022 (2016)
Samothráki719 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
106905
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:106905:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Samothraki
Other Languages:
French:
Samothrace, Macédoine-Orientale-et-Thrace, Grèce
German:
Samothraki, Ostmakedonien und Thrakien, Griechenland
Italian:
Samotracia, Macedonia Orientale e Tracia, Grecia
Russian:
Самотраки, Восточная Македония и Фракия, Греция
Simplified Chinese:
萨莫色雷斯岛, 东马其顿-色雷斯, 希腊
Spanish:
Samotracia, Periferia de Tracia y Macedonia Oriental, Grecia
Albanian:
Samothrake, Maqedonia Lindore dhe Trakia, Greqia
Amharic:
ሳሞትራቄ, ግሪክ
Arabic:
سمدرك, مقدونيا الشرقية وتراقيا, اليونان
Armenian:
Սամոթրակի, Արևելյան Մակեդոնիա և Թրակիա, Հունաստան
Basque:
Samotrazia, Ekialdeko Mazedonia eta Trazia, Grezia
Belarusian:
Саматракі, Усходняя Македонія і Фракія, Грэцыя
Breton:
Samothraki, Gres
Bulgarian:
Самотраки, Източна Македония и Тракия, Гърция
Catalan:
Samotràcia, Macedònia Oriental i Tràcia, Grècia
Cebuano:
Samothrace Island, East Macedonia and Thrace, Gresya
Central Bikol:
Samothrace, Gresya
Croatian:
Samotraki, Periferija Istočna Makedonija i Trakija, Grčka
Czech:
Samothraké, Východní Makedonie a Thrákie, Řecko
Danish:
Samotrake, Grækenland
Dutch:
Samothrake, Oost-Macedonië en Thracië, Griekenland
Esperanto:
Samotrako, Orienta Makedonio kaj Trakio, Grekio
Estonian:
Samothráki, Ida-Makedoonia ja Traakia piirkond, Kreeka
Farsi/Persian:
ساموثراکی, مقدونیه شرقی و تراکیه, یونان
Finnish:
Samothráki, Itä-Makedonia ja Traakia, Kreikka
Galician:
Samotracia, Macedonia Oriental e Tracia, Grecia
Georgian:
სამოთრაკი, აღმოსავლეთი მაკედონია და თრაკია, საბერძნეთი
Greek:
Σαμοθράκη, Περιφέρεια Ανατολικής Μακεδονίας και Θράκης, Ελλάδα
Icelandic:
Samóþrakía, Grikkland
Indonesian:
Samotrakia, Makedonia Timur dan Trasia, Yunani
Japanese:
サモトラキ島, 東マケドニア・トラキア, ギリシャ
Korean:
사모트라키섬, 동마케도니아 트라키주, 그리스
Latin:
Samothracia, Macedonia Orientalis et Thracia, Graecia
Lithuanian:
Samotrakė, Rytų Makedonijos ir Trakijos periferija, Graikija
Macedonian:
Самотракија, Источна Македонија и Тракија, Грција
Norwegian:
Samothraki, Øst-Makedonia og Trakia, Hellas
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Samothráki, Aust-Makedonía og Thráki, Hellas
Polish:
Samotraka, Region Macedonia Wschodnia i Tracja, Grecja
Portuguese:
Samotrácia, Macedônia Oriental e Trácia, Grécia
Romanian:
Samothraki, Macedonia de Est și Tracia, Grecia
Serbian:
Самотрака, Периферија Источна Македонија и Тракија, Грчка
Serbo-Croatian:
Samotraka, Periferija Istočna Makedonija i Trakija, Grčka
Swedish:
Samothrake, Östra Makedonien och Thrakien, Grekland
Thai:
ซาโมเทรซ, ประเทศกรีซ
Turkish:
Semadirek, Doğu Makedonya ve Trakya, Yunanistan
Ukrainian:
Самотракі, Східна Македонія та Фракія, Греція
Urdu:
ساموثراکی, مشرقی مقدونیہ اور تھریس, یونان
Vietnamese:
Samothraki, Đông Macedonia và Thrace, Hy Lạp
Waray:
Samothraki, Sinirangan nga Macedonia ngan Thracia, Gresya
Welsh:
Bwrdeistref Samothraki, Gwlad Groeg


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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Sanidine9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Feldspar Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O QuartzSiO2
O SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
AlAluminium
Al SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
KPotassium
K SanidineK(AlSi3O8)

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samothrace
Wikidata ID:Q25413502
GeoNames ID:8133889

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