Karpathos

General information - Location

Country	Greece
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 27.2,Lat: 35.5
Elevation	17 meter above sea level
Local time	4:54:42am
At island	Κάρπαθος
Name province/region	Αιγαίου
Name Subregion	Νοτίου Αιγαίου
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Καρπάθου

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Olimbos	25.7 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Kattavia	72.6 km	NorthEast
3 Lakhania	80.8 km	NorthEast
4 Mesanagros	82.2 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Apolakkia	84.2 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Athinai	Greece	411 km	WestNorthWest
2 Nicosia	Cyprus	563 km	East
3 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	858 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Karpathos lies at the Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea) (direction NorthNorthEast).The place is located at an island named Κάρπαθος. The distance to the mainland is 93.5 km.

The nearest mountain is ΚΑΡΠΑΘΟΣ with a height of 1215 meter (at a distance of 11.8 km and direction NorthWest). The most nearby international border is the Turkish-Greek border with a straight distance of 584 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 818 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 3%, low location: 59%, hill: 35%, low mountains: 3%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (at a distance of 186 km and direction WestSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Karpathos Airport (at a distance of 10 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Karpathos in country Greece

Karpathos at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Medieval City of Rhodes	Greece	142 km	NorthNorthEast
2 The Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint-John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Pátmos	Greece	206 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Xanthos-Letoon	Turkey	216 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
KENTRIKI KARPATHOS: KALI LIMNI - LASTOS - KYRA PANAGIA KAI PARAKTIA THALASSIA ZONI	GR	3.4 km	North

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Karpathos
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Karpathos

Type of weather in Karpathos	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	9.77 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1003 mb
Humidity:	88 %
Daylength at 20 April 2024:	13 hour and 16 minutes
Sunrise :	05:31 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	18:47 Europe/Amsterdam