Keros

Keros

Native name: Κέρος
Keros island, view from the north
Keros
Geography
Coordinates	36°53′N 25°39′E / 36.89°N 25.65°E / 36.89; 25.65
Archipelago	Cyclades
Area	15 km2 (5.8 sq mi)
Highest elevation	432 m (1417 ft)
Highest point	Mt. Keros
Administration
Greece
Region	South Aegean
Regional unit	Naxos
Demographics
Population	0 (2001)
Additional information
Postal code	843 00
Area code(s)	22870
Vehicle registration	EM

Keros (Greek: Κέρος; anciently, Keria or Kereia (Ancient Greek: Κέρεια^[1])) is an uninhabited and unpopulated Greek island in the Cyclades about 10 km (6 mi) southeast of Naxos. Administratively it is part of the community of Koufonisia. It has an area of 15 km² (6 sq mi) and its highest point is 432 m (1,417 ft). It was an important site to the Cycladic civilization that flourished around 2500 BC. It is now forbidden to land in Keros.

Keros is especially noted for the flat-faced Cycladic marble statues which later inspired the work of Pablo Picasso and Henry Moore.