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Mochlos (island)

a Pleiades place resource

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Mochlos is an island in the Gulf of Mirabello, although in antiquity it was likely connected to the Cretan mainland. The island is the site of an ancient Minoan settlement.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/484566763

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
35.1873761875, 25.9067140241

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- Imagery location of Mochlos (modern) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.
- OSM location of Agios Nikolaos (modern) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Νησίδα Άγιος Νικόλαος, Nisída Ágios Nikólaos (Nisida Agios Nikolaos: Modern Greek)

Mochlos (island) makes connections with:

Mochlos (island) located near Creta (island) (unspecified date range)

Mochlos (island) receives connections from:

Mochlos archaeological site located at Mochlos (island) (unspecified date range)

Place type:
island

References:

See Further:

Wikipedia (English) Mochlos

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Mochlos (island): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2023 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/484566763> [accessed: 23 June 2025]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/484566763 |title=Places: 484566763 (Mochlos (island)) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=June 23, 2025 3:06 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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Mochlos (island)