Thymaina

Thymena (Greek Θύμαινα ( f sg ) ) is a Greek island in the municipality Fourni - Korseon and the westernmost of the Fourni Island group. According to the 2011 census the island had 136 inhabitants.

The island is located about 2 km west of the main island Fourni, in between lies the uninhabited island Kisiria ( Κισηριά ). With 10.071 km ² Thymena is the second largest island of the archipelago and community. The north coast are offshore islet Thymenaki ( Θυμαινάκι ) and the Katergakia rocks ( Κατεργάκια ), the uninhabited island Alatsonisi is located about 4 km south. The maximum length of Thymena is from west to east, 5.5 km away. The island width varies in a north-south direction due to the heavily indented coastline between 4.5 km in the east island and about 800 m in the center of the island. The mountain Papas ( Παπάς ) with 470 m the highest peak of the island, about 1.5 km west of the Thymena also mentioned place. Until 1940, the island was officially designated Fymena ( Φύμαινα ).

There are daily ferry services between the main island and Fourni Thymena. Thymena is occupied by a hunting ban.

Phrygana stocks with Genista acanthoclada, Centaurea spinosa and Sarcopoterium spinosum and low maquis with Pistacia lentiscus and Junipeus phoenicea dominate the landscape on Thymena.

On Thymena five of seven recorded for Fourni Islands reptile species could be detected. Besides the two gecko species European Halffinger ( Hemidactylus turcicus turcicus ) and Aegean nude finger ( Mediodactylus kotschyi ) and the Hardun ( Laudakia stellio ), the Snake Eyes Lizard Ophisops elegans and the Balkan Spring Snake ( Coluber caspius ). The Short-toed Eagle ( Circaetus gallicus ) here has one of its breeding areas.