Argo-Saronic Islands

Argo-Saronic Islands

Argo-Saronic Islands is a term combining the islands in the neighboring Saronic Gulf and Argolic Gulf, both of which open into the Aegean Sea. It is especially apt in describing Hydra and Dokos, which do not really lie in either gulf.


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