Editing Milos (section)

== Geography ==
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[[File:Columnar Volcanic Rock Glaronisia Greece.jpg|thumb| Columns of [[dacite]] lava at [[Glaronisia]] islet, north of Milos.  The lava is of late [[Pliocene]] age.]]
Milos is the southwestern-most island in the Cyclades, {{convert|120|km|mi|0|abbr=off}} due east from the [[coast]] of Laconia. From east to west it measures about {{convert|23|km|mi|abbr=on}}, from north to south {{convert|13|km|mi|abbr=on}}, and its area is estimated at {{convert|151|km²|0|abbr=out}}. The greater portion is rugged and hilly, culminating in Mount Profitis Elias {{convert|748|m|0|abbr=off}} in the west. Like the rest of the cluster, the island is of [[volcanic]] origin, with [[tuff]], [[trachyte]] and [[obsidian]] among its ordinary rocks. Volcanic activity began 2 to 3 million years ago during the [[Pliocene]], and last erupted 90,000 years ago during the [[Pleistocene]], and is considered to still be a [[dormant volcano]] that could erupt again. The natural [[harbour]] is the hollow of the principal crater, which, with a depth diminishing from 70 to 30&nbsp;[[fathom]]s (130–55&nbsp;m), strikes in from the northwest so as to separate the island into two fairly equal portions (''see photo''), with an isthmus not more than {{convert|18|km|mi|abbr=on}} broad. In one of the caves on the south coast, the heat from the volcano is still great, and on the eastern shore of the harbour, there are hot [[sulfur]]ous springs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.geoengineer.org/education/history/milos-island-working-with-earth-for-9000-years|title = Milos Island: Working with Earth for 9000 years}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/oldroot/volcanoes/volc_images/europe_west_asia/milos.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2020-07-30 |archive-date=2012-07-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722023624/http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/oldroot/volcanoes/volc_images/europe_west_asia/milos.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.greeka.com/about-greece/nature/volcanoes/|title = Volcanoes in Greece & Greek islands &#124; Greeka}}</ref>

Antimelos or Antimilos, {{convert|13|mi|km}} north-west of Milos, is an uninhabited mass of trachyte, often called Erimomilos (Desert Milos). Kimolos, or Argentiera, {{convert|1.6|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the north-east, was famous in antiquity for its [[fig]]s and [[fuller's earth]], and contained a considerable city, the remains of which cover the cliff of St. Andrew's. [[Polyaigos]] (also called Polinos, Polybos or Polivo — alternative spelling Polyaegos) lies {{convert|2|km|0|abbr=on}} south-east of Kimolos. It was the subject of dispute between the Milians and Kimolians. It is now uninhabited.

The harbour town is Adamantas; from this there is an ascent to the plateau above the harbour, on which are situated [[Plaka, Milos|Plaka]], the chief town, and [[Kastro (Milos)|Kastro]], rising on a hill above it, and other villages. The ancient town of Milos was nearer to the entrance of the harbour than Adamas, and occupied the slope between the village of [[Trypiti]] and the landing-place at [[Klima, Milos|Klima]]. Here is a theatre of [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] date and some remains of town walls and other buildings, one with a fine [[mosaic]] excavated by the [[United Kingdom|British]] school at Athens in 1896. Numerous fine works of art have been found on this site, notably the [[Venus de Milo|Aphrodite]] in [[Paris]], the [[Asclepius of Milos|Asclepius]] in [[London]], and the [[poseidon of Melos|Poseidon]] and the archaic [[Apollo]] in Athens. Other villages include [[Triovasalos, Milos|Triovasalos]], [[Peran Triovasalos]], [[Pollonia, Milos|Pollonia]] and [[Zefyria, Milos|Zefyria]] (Kampos).

===Climate===
Milos has a [[Mediterranean climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]]: ''Csa'') with mild, rainy winters and warm to hot dry summers.<ref name = koppen>{{cite journal| last = Kottek | first = M.|author2=J. Grieser |author3=C. Beck |author4=B. Rudolf |author5=F. Rubel | title = World Map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification updated| journal = Meteorol. Z.| volume =15 | pages =259–263| url =http://www.schweizerbart.de/resources/downloads/paper_free/55034.pdf| doi =10.1127/0941-2948/2006/0130| access-date = January 29, 2013| year =2006| issue = 3| bibcode = 2006MetZe..15..259K}}</ref>

{{Weather box
| location = Milos
| metric first = yes
| single line = yes
| Jan record high C = 21.6
| Feb record high C = 26.2
| Mar record high C = 25.6
| Apr record high C = 28.4
| May record high C = 35.4
| Jun record high C = 44.0
| Jul record high C = 41.0
| Aug record high C = 39.8
| Sep record high C = 36.3
| Oct record high C = 32.0
| Nov record high C = 27.8
| Dec record high C = 23.4
| year record high C = 44.0
| Jan high C = 12.9
| Feb high C = 13.2
| Mar high C = 14.8
| Apr high C = 18.4
| May high C = 22.8
| Jun high C = 27.1
| Jul high C = 28.1
| Aug high C = 27.6
| Sep high C = 25.2
| Oct high C = 21.3
| Nov high C = 18.0
| Dec high C = 14.6
| year high C = 20.3
| Jan mean C = 10.5
| Feb mean C = 10.7
| Mar mean C = 12.1
| Apr mean C = 15.2
| May mean C = 19.3
| Jun mean C = 23.5
| Jul mean C = 25.0
| Aug mean C = 24.6
| Sep mean C = 22.3
| Oct mean C = 18.5
| Nov mean C = 15.3
| Dec mean C = 12.3
| year mean C = 17.4
| Jan low C = 8.5
| Feb low C = 8.5
| Mar low C = 9.6
| Apr low C = 12.4
| May low C = 15.9
| Jun low C = 19.8
| Jul low C = 21.8
| Aug low C = 21.6
| Sep low C = 19.6
| Oct low C = 16.1
| Nov low C = 13.1
| Dec low C = 10.3
| year low C = 14.8
| Jan record low C = -2.0
| Feb record low C = -2.0
| Mar record low C = 0.0
| Apr record low C = 5.4
| May record low C = 8.0
| Jun record low C = 10.0
| Jul record low C = 14.0
| Aug record low C = 14.2
| Sep record low C = 11.6
| Oct record low C = 8.0
| Nov record low C = 2.8
| Dec record low C = 0.0
| year record low C = -2.0
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 74.7
| Feb precipitation mm = 50.6
| Mar precipitation mm = 47.2
| Apr precipitation mm = 20.5
| May precipitation mm = 13.1
| Jun precipitation mm = 3.3
| Jul precipitation mm = 0.3
| Aug precipitation mm = 1.4
| Sep precipitation mm = 5.8
| Oct precipitation mm = 42.9
| Nov precipitation mm = 60.7
| Dec precipitation mm = 90.3
| year precipitation mm = 410.8
| Jan humidity = 73.3
| Feb humidity = 72.5
| Mar humidity = 72.0
| Apr humidity = 67.0
| May humidity = 63.5
| Jun humidity = 58.8
| Jul humidity = 60.1
| Aug humidity = 63.4
| Sep humidity = 66.8
| Oct humidity = 71.3
| Nov humidity = 73.9
| Dec humidity = 73.7
| year humidity = 68.0
| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 8.8
| Feb precipitation days = 7.3
| Mar precipitation days = 5.7
| Apr precipitation days = 2.9
| May precipitation days = 1.4
| Jun precipitation days = 0.3
| Jul precipitation days = 0.1
| Aug precipitation days = 0.1
| Sep precipitation days = 0.9
| Oct precipitation days = 3.9
| Nov precipitation days = 5.8
| Dec precipitation days = 9.0
| year precipitation days = 46.2
| source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>{{cite web
|url = ftp://dossier.ogp.noaa.gov/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-VI/GR/16738.TXT
|title = Milos Climate Normals 1961-1990
|publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
|access-date = January 29, 2013}}</ref>
| date = January 2013
| source = 
}}