MILO (the ancient Melos), an island of the Grecian Archipelago, one of the larger Cyclades, in Lat. 36. 45. N., Long. 24. 26. E. It is about 13 miles in length from E. to W., and where broadest is about 7 miles across. Area 65 square miles. Its N. coast is deeply indented by a spacious bay stretching S.E. for about 6 miles, and forming one of the best and safest harbours in the Levant. Milo is evidently of volcanic origin, and the surface is for the most part rugged and mountainous. The valleys and low grounds are of great fertility, and produce abundance of corn, wine, oil, and fruit. It has hot mineral springs, and mines of sulphur, vitriol, and alum. The highest summit is Mount St Elias, 2538 feet high. Milo, the chief town, is situated near the bottom of the bay, and is now chiefly in ruins. It is unhealthy by reason of salt marshes in the vicinity. Here the beautiful antique statue of Venus, now in the French collection, was discovered during the present century. The population of the island is said not to exceed 4000.