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Abstract
Samothrace (Greek: Samothrake) is the smallest of the Thracian islands (178 km
2
) in the northern Aegean, shaped as a spectacular mountain (1,611 m) rising out of the sea.
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Abstract
Samothrace (Greek: Samothrake) is the smallest of the Thracian islands (178 km
2
) in the northern Aegean, shaped as a spectacular mountain (1,611 m) rising out of the sea.
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