Leipsoi
island in the Dodecanese, Greece
Leipsoi (Greek: Λειψοί [liˈpsi]; also: Lipsi; Ancient Greek: Λέψια, Lepsia) is an island south of Samos and to the north of Leros in Greece. It is well served with ferries passing between Patmos and Leros and on the main route for ferries from Piraeus. Leipsoi is a small group of islets at the northern part of the Dodecanese near Patmos island and Leros. The larger Leipsi-Arkoi archipelago consists of some 37 islands and islets of which only three are larger than 1 square kilometre (247 acres): Leipsoi (15.95 square kilometres (6.16 mi2)), Arkoi (6.7 square kilometres (2.59 mi2), part of Patmos municipality) and Agreloussa (1.32 square kilometres (0.51 mi2), part of Patmos municipality). Only Leipsoi, Arkoi, and Marathos are inhabited. Leipsoi is a municipality, part of the Kalymnos regional unit, which is part of the South Aegean region. The municipality has an area of 17.350 square kilometres (6.699 mi2). In ancient times, it contained a town named Lepsia.
Geography
The island contains springs at Fountani, alias Pikri Nero, in the area near Kimissi, along with other minor springs also flowing in this region. The Cave of Ontas dominates the settlement.
“Leipsoi” enters the record as island in the Dodecanese, Greece. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Leipsoi, island and Dodecanese can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 23, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q548524. VIAF identifies the subject as 1038148574257224430004. The Library of Congress control number is sh97006564. Authority coordinates are 37.300, 26.750. 2 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
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