an island of the Archipelago, situated in E. Long. 25° 51'. N. Lat. 37° 28'. It is about 36 miles in circuit, and has a town of the same name, containing about 3000 inhabitants. The people of this island are said to be the best sailors in the Archipelago, and have about 150 vessels of different sizes. The island yields a sufficient quantity of barley for the inhabitants, and produces abundance of figs, and some olives; but there is a scarcity of water, especially in summer, there being but one well in the island.—There are a great number of churches and chapels, with some monasteries.