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Modern Description: The name ‘Arkioí' refers to a group of a dozen minuscule islets, called after the largest which was known as Akrite in Antiquity, and referred to as Argiae in Latin by Pliny. It is an archipelago of rocky, almost tree-less, smooth-shaped islands which together create a seascape of sheltered coves, waterways and turquoise lagoons, thanks to the sand which has settled in several places just offshore.

Info: McGilchrist's Greek Islands

(From McGilchrist’s Greek Islands, © Nigel McGilchrist 2010, excerpted with his gracious permission. Click for the books)

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