The rugged outlines of the islands, which have a smattering of tiny, white houses gleaming in the sunlight, inspired one poet to liken them to “stone horses with rampant manes. ”
इसके उत्तर - पश्‍चिम में युनान और दक्षिण में क्रीट द्वीप और पूर्व में तुर्की है ।