Greek islands starting with K

Greek islands starting with K

Greek islands starting with K include Kefalonia, Karpathos, Kos, Kythira, Kythnos, Kalymnos, Kasos, Kastellorizo (Megisti), Kea (Tzia), Kimolos, Koufonisia, Kastrosykia and small islets like Keros, Kalolimnos, Kastos, Kalogeros and Koufonisi off Crete. The best known are Kefalonia at 734km2 in the Ionian with Argostoli and Fiskardo, Kos at 290km2 off Turkey in the Dodecanese with Kos Town and Kardamena, Karpathos at 324km2 between Crete and Rhodes with Pigadia port and Olympos village, Kythira at 279km2 off the southern Peloponnese with Chora and Kapsali, Kythnos at 99km2 in the western Cyclades with Merichas port and Chora, and Kalymnos at 111km2 northwest of Kos with Pothia as main town.

Known for limestone cliffs and Myrtos Beach on Kefalonia, bicycle-flat beaches and Asklepion on Kos, wind-swept mountain villages and Dodecanese architecture on Karpathos, waterfalls and Venetian castle on Kythira, thermal springs at Loutra on Kythnos, and sponge diving capital on Kalymnos, with Kasos at 69km2 near Karpathos for quiet taverna life, Kastellorizo at 9km2 off Kas as the easternmost island with colorful harbor, Kea with ancient karthea trails close to Athens, Kimolos with chalky Sarakiniko-style coves next to Milos, and tiny K islands like Kastos at 5km2 in the Ionian with one village and Koufonisia with Pori beach reached by ferry from Naxos.

Greek islands beginning with K — from Kefalonia to Koufonisia, the full K list

If you searched for a greek island beginning with k, you’re not alone — greek islands beginning with k is one of the most common letter searches. Greek islands starting with k include Kefalonia with 36,064 people, Kos 37,089, Karpathos 6,226, Kea 2,455, plus Kalymnos, Kimolos, Koufonisia, Kythnos, Kasos, Kastellorizo and Keros. In raw numbers, that’s Crete 624,408 listed alongside Kos and Kefalonia because K groups often get mixed with big islands, but for K specifically: Kefalonia 35,801, Kos 33,387, Karpathos 6,226, Kea 2,455.

For anyone typing greek islands that start with k or islands that start with k, the geography helps: Ionian is Kefalonia, Kythira, Lefkada nearby; Dodecanese is Kalymnos, Karpathos, Kasos, Kastellorizo, Kos; Cyclades is Kea, Kimolos, Koufonisia, Kythnos, Keros. A greek island that starts with a k like Kos is known as the bicycle island, while a greek island with k like Kefalonia is 350 sq miles 906.5 km² and the third largest Ionian.

This covers greek island starting with k whether you meant one island or many islands starting with k.

Which K island fits your search for greek island that starts with K

Guide nuance: if you typed greek island beginning with k for near Athens, Kea and Kythnos are answer — Kea 2,455 in Cyclades West with Milos, Kimolos, Serifos, Kythnos, Sifnos, 1 hour from Lavrio. If you typed greek island starting with k for beach hopping, greek islands beginning with k includes Koufonisia and Kimolos — part of Minor Cyclades comprising Donousa, Irakleia, Koufonisia and Schinoussa, group of 56 islands most important Amorgos, Anafi, Andros, Antiparos, Delos, Ios, Kea, Kimolos, Kythnos, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Santorini. Kimolos at 36°48′31″N 24°33′47″E sits with Polyaigos.

If you meant greek island that starts with a k in the Dodecanese, Kalymnos is centre of rock climbing in Greek islands, Karpathos is scattered southeastern Aegean sun-soaked perfect for culture-packed island-hopping with Nisyros and Leros, Kos is Dodecanese near Turkey. If you searched greek island starts with k or islands starting with k for Ionian, Kefalonia is answer — 781 km², rugged cliffs, part of Ionian group Kerkyra Corfu, Ithaki, Kefalonia, Kythira, Lefkada, Paxoi, Zakynthos. So whether you wrote greek islands starting with k, greek islands that start with k, or just greek island with k, the K set is Kefalonia, Kos, Karpathos, Kalymnos, Kea, Kythnos, Kimolos, Koufonisia, Kasos, Kastellorizo.

Sources

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_islands_of_Greece | Crete 624408 Kos 37089 Kefalonia 36064 Kalymnos Karpathos Kos Kimolos Koufonisia Kythnos Kimolos 36°48′31″N
2. https://www.illuminatingfacts.com/greek-islands-by-the-numbers/ | Kefalonia 35801 Kos 33387 Karpathos 6226 Kea 2455 Kefalonia 350 sq miles 906.5 km2 Karpathos 125 sq miles 324.8
3. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/five-lesser-known-islands-dodecanese | Scattered southeastern Aegean sun-soaked Dodecanese islands Karpathos Nisyros Kalymnos Astypalea Leros perfect culture-packed island-hopping | Kalymnos centre rock climbing Greek islands Kos bicycle island
4. https://greece-travel.gr/guide-to-greek-islands/ | Cyclades group 56 islands most important Kea Kimolos Kythnos Milos Mykonos Naxos Paros Minor Cyclades Donousa Irakleia Koufonisia Schinoussa Dodecanese Astypalaia Kalymnos Karpathos Kasos Kastellorizo Kos | Cyclades West Milos Kimolos Serifos Kythnos Kea Sifnos Cyclades East Koufonisia

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Last Updated on September 5, 2026 by admin