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With an area of approximately 478 km ² Samos is about 44 km long and 19 km wide. The island is approximately 70% dominated by mountains. The Kerkis Kerketeas also mentioned in ancient Cercetus, rises steeply to the west from the sea and with the Vigla reached a height of 1434 m [3] [4]. East of the central mountains Ambelos, with the 1153 m high Karvounis than the highest mountain, lies the deep bay of approximately 5 km long and 1 km wide Gulf of Vathy (Kolpos Vatheos, including the Gulf of Samos) with the capital city of Samos. The Golf is at its northeastern side of the mountain massif of Thios (453 m) limited. Farther northeast, some uninhabited islands. In the southeast separates the approximately 1.3 km wide Straits of Mykali (Strait of Samos, Turkish Dar Bogaz; ancient name Epta Stadia) the island from the Turkish mainland. The level of Chora (Kambos Choras) bordering the südlöstlichen Ambelos foothills of the mountains and is the largest flat area on the island. The south coast is the small island Samiopoula upstream.
Samos is easily accessible for tourists. In all the places you will find the necessary infrastructure. The beaches are mostly pebbles and steeply sloping, so family friendly. Pure sand beaches are only Marathokampos, also known as "Votsalakia" and surroundings or at the extreme east of the island (Psili Ammos). The latter has become a heavily visited and often crowded tourist beach developed.
The winter rainy subtropical climate of Greece is characterized by mild, rainy winters and warm, dry summers and is therefore the CSA Climate assign. The annual average temperature on Samos lies at 18.0 ° C. On slow warming of January-March and the average summer temperatures of around 26.0 ° C in July and August is the oceanic character of the island to see. Nevertheless, in summer the daily maximum temperatures well above 40 ° C.. In the period 1955 to 1997 was in the city of Samos, the absolute maximum temperature of 41 ° C, the absolute lowest at -3.4 ° C. The rainfall is unevenly distributed over the year. While in the winter months, December and January more than 40% of the rainfall will be the months of May to October of drought determined. On Samos northern winds prevail before. The Meltemi blows during the months of July and August from northern constant directions. The winds in November and December can be quite storm character.
In addition to the tyrant Polykrates on Samos is also the place of the philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras, who gives the western sound, and also after the famous sentence of Pythagoras is named. Pythagoras is therefore in many medieval church portals with monochord displayed. The town of Tigani was founded in 1955 in honor of the famous mathematician in Pythagoreio renamed. 1988, the eponym of the city on the harbor, a memorial. Similarly, 341 BCE, the philosopher Epicure born on Samos. A well-known son of the island is also the slave Aesop, the fables of his famous. The astronomer Aristarchos of Samos, the history the first heliocentric model of the solar system attributes, also lived on Samos. Similarly, the historian Herodotus lived and the great sculptor and inventor Theodorus of Samos for a while on Samos.
by Anna