Agios Minas () is a Greek island in

Fournoi Korseon Fournoi Korseon (), more commonly simplified as Fournoi (), anciently known as Corsiae or Korsiai (), Corseae or Korseai (Κορσεαί), Corsia or Korsia (Κορσία), and Corassiae (Κορασσίαι), form a complex or archipelago of sm ...

cluster. It is located east of Fournoi. Agios Minas is the third largest island of the cluster with an area of 2.5 km². On the island, only a few shepherds live occasionally. The population of the island is 3 inhabitants according to the 2021 census. Administratively, Agios Minas belongs to

Ikaria (regional unit) Ikaria () is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of North Aegean. The regional unit covers the island of Ikaria and the small archipelago Fournoi Korseon, in the Aegean Sea. Administration As a part of the 2011 Kalli ...

and

municipality.

Nature

Agios Minas along with the whole cluster belongs to the network

Natura 2000 Natura 2000 is a network of nature protection areas in the territory of the European Union. It is made up of Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas designated under the Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive, respectiv ...

. Important plant species on the island are

thyme Thyme () is a culinary herb consisting of the dried aerial parts of some members of the genus ''Thymus (plant), Thymus'' of flowering plants in the mint family Lamiaceae. Thymes are native to Eurasia and north Africa. Thymes have culinary, medici ...

and

common sage ''Salvia officinalis'', the common sage or sage, is a perennial, evergreen subshrub, with woody stems, grayish leaves, and blue to purplish flowers. It is a member of the mint family Lamiaceae and native to the Mediterranean region, though it ...

. Also, there are important birds such as

Eleonora's falcon Eleonora's falcon (''Falco eleonorae'') is a medium-sized falcon. It belongs to the hobby group, a rather close-knit number of similar falcons often considered a subgenus ''Hypotriorchis''. The sooty falcon is sometimes considered its closest rel ...

and

European shag The European shag or common shag (''Gulosus aristotelis'') is a species of cormorant. It is the only member of the monotypic genus ''Gulosus''. It breeds around the rocky coasts of western and southern Europe, southwest Asia and north Africa, ma ...

Historical population

References

{{Aegean Sea Islands of Greece Landforms of Ikaria (regional unit) Islands of the North Aegean Fournoi Korseon