Keros 4905434 217706123 2008-06-07T07:56:19Z Lightbot 7178666 Units/dates/other {{Infobox Greek Isles |name = Keros |native_name = Κέρος |skyline = |sky_caption = |map = |coordinates = {{coord|36|53|N|25|39|E}} |chain = Cyclades |isles = |area = 15 |highest_mount = Mt. Keros |elevation = 43 |periph = [[South Aegean]] |prefect = [[Cyclades]] |capital = Uninhabited |population = 0 |pop_as_of = 2001 |postal = 843 00 |telephone = 22870 |license = EM |website = }} '''Keros''' ({{lang-el|Κέρος}}) is an uninhabited [[Greece|Greek]] [[island]] in the [[Cyclades]] about {{convert|10|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} southeast of [[Naxos Island|Naxos]]. Administratively it is part of the [[Communities and Municipalities of Greece|community]] of [[Koufonisi]]. It has an area of {{convert|15|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}} and its highest point is {{convert|432|m|ft|0}}. It was an important site to the [[Cycladic civilization]] that flourished around 2500 BC. Keros is especially noted for the flat-faced marble statues which later inspired the work of [[Pablo Picasso]] and [[Henry Moore]]. ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.koufonisia.gr Official website of Community of Koufonísi] {{el icon}} {{Aegean Sea}} {{The Cyclades}} {{coor title dm|36|53|N|25|39|E|}} [[Category:Islands of Greece]] [[Category:The Cyclades]] [[Category:Uninhabited islands]] {{SouthAegean-geo-stub}} [[de:Keros]] [[el:Κέρος Κυκλάδων]] [[es:Keros]] [[eo:Keros]] [[fr:Kéros]] [[it:Keros]] [[nl:Keros]] [[nn:Kéros]]