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Syrna (island)

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47: 442: 54: 277:) carrying Jewish immigrants to Israel was wrecked in the Agiou Soassin Bay, on the south coast of Syrna, and more than seven hundred survivors came ashore on the island. The British minesweeper 522: 483: 349: 263:
A shipwreck of the late Roman period (2nd century CE) was found using sonar technology near the island by the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research in 2000.
321:) to assist the sick and wounded and return them to hospital on Rhodes. Mills attests to the added intervention of “the flagship of the Palestine Patrol, 328:, together with two minesweepers”, and records that eight of the refugees had perished in the aftermath of the wreck and had been buried on the island. 239:
scrub. The few inhabitants raise livestock, catch fish and practice arable agriculture. The island is important for migrant and breeding seabirds and
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islands, situated to the south-east of the country. It is mostly covered with
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An extra dimension to the incident is added in a reminiscence by Dr
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Hellenic Centre of Marine Research. Retrieved 20 Jan 2009
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Hellenic Ornithological Society. Retrieved 20 Jan 2009
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Syrna is located in Greece
36°20.33′N 26°40.38′E / 36.33883°N 26.67300°E / 36.33883; 26.67300
Greece
Time zone
UTC+2
EET
DST
UTC+3
EEST
Postal code
Area code(s)
Vehicle registration
Greek
Ancient Greek
Astypalaia
Dodecanese
Greek
juniper
garrigue
raptors
Cory's shearwater
yelkouan shearwater
Eleonora's falcon
SS Athena
HMS Providence
HMS Chevron
Raymond Mills
Lawrence Durrell
HMS Hursley
HMS Javelin

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