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Astypalaia, Kalymnos, South Aegean, Greecei
Regional Level Types
AstypalaiaMunicipality
KalymnosRegional Unit
South AegeanAdministrative Region
GreeceCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Astypálaia1,129 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
421663
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:421663:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Astypalea, Kalymnos, Südliche Ägäis, Griechenland
Russian:
Астипалея, Калимнос, Южные Эгейские острова, Греция
Finnish:
Astypálaia, Kálymnos, Etelä-Egean saaret, Kreikka
Greek:
Δήμος Αστυπάλαιας, Κάλυμνος, Περιφέρεια Νοτίου Αιγαίου, Ελλάδα
Hungarian:
Asztipalea , Dél-Égei-szigetek, Görögország
Polish:
Astipalea, Jednostka regionalna Kalimnos, Region Wyspy Egejskie Południowe, Grecja
Swedish:
Dimos Astypalaia, Kalymnos, Sydegeiska öarna, Grekland
Welsh:
Bwrdeistref Astypalea, Gwlad Groeg


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Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed2.59 Ma (Pleistocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Elephas
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Elephantidae : Elephas2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
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Wikidata ID:Q20030234
GeoNames ID:8133811


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