Astypalea

Astypalaia (Greek: Αστυπάλαια, pronounced [astiˈpalea]), belongs to the Dodecanese, an island group of twelve major islands in the southeastern Aegean Sea. Along with numerous smaller uninhabited offshore islets (the largest of which are Sýrna and Ofidoussa), it forms the Municipality of Astypalaia. The coasts of Astypalaia are rocky with many small pebble-strewn beaches. A small band of land of roughly 100 metres wide almost separates the island in two sections at Sterno.