Paros is an island, one of the Cyclades island group in the central Aegean Sea, Greece. It is separated from Naxos by a channel around 8 kilometers wide. Paros lies to the west to Naxos and about 185 kilometers south-east of Piraeus. The Community of the island includes many uninhabited islets. Their totaling size is 196,308 square kilometers of land. The municipality of Antiparos is its nearest neighbor.
The island was known for its rare white marble with high quality. Today, on the island can be found abandoned marble mines and quarries. Paros also is known as a popular tourist spot.
The area on the island is approximately 165 square kilometers. It is longest from north-east to south-west is 21 kilometers, and it is about 16 kilometers wide. Paros has a pear shape. It formed by an only own mountain. The mountain is broadest on the south-west and north-east sides. Paros is composed principally of marble. In a few places can be find mica-schist and gneiss. Antiparos lies to the west of Paros. The channel between the two islands is their narrowest place less than 2 kilometers wide. Paros is surrounding of a several smaller islets.
Paros has a few matchless beaches including Piso Livadi, Pounda, Logaras, Parikia, Agia Irini, Naoussa Bay and Chrissí Aktí near Drios on the east coast. The permanent strong wind in the strait between Naxos and Paros makes it a partiality for windsurfers.
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