an island in the Archipelago, south-east of Naxos, in Lat. 36. 48. N. Long. 26. 0. E. It is about 36 miles in circumference, and has a small town of the same name, with an excellent harbour, Port Anna, on its north-east coast. It is mountainous, and produces wine, oil, wheat, barley, &c. Pop. 3000. The poet Simonides was born here.