[17] The isthmus is 6,496 yards wide, and rises to a height of 250 feet where it is narrowest, its mean height being 130 feet.
[18] Principal altitudes of the islands of Greece:—
| Feet. | |
|---|---|
| Mount Delphi, on Eubœa | 5,730 |
| Mount St. Elias, on Eubœa | 4,840 |
| Mount Kokhilas, on Scyros | 2,565 |
| Mount Kovari, on Andros | 3,200 |
| Mount Oxia, on Naxos | 3,290 |
| Mount St. Elias, on Siphnos | 2,280 |
| Mount St. Elias, on Nios | 2,410 |
| Mount St. Elias, on Santorin | 1,887 |
[19] Ionian Islands:—
| Area. Sq. m. | Highest Mountains. | Feet. | Inhabitants. (1870.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corfu | 224 | Pantokratoros | 3,280 | 72,450 |
| Paxos and Antipaxos | 27 | 3,600 | ||
| Leucadia | 183 | Nomali | 3,870 | 21,000 |
| Cephalonia | 292 | Elato | 5,310 | 67,500 |
| Ithaca | 42 | Neriton | 2,640 | 10,000 |
| Zante | 162 | Skopos | 1,300 | 44,500 |
[20] Population of the principal towns of Greece (1870):—
| Towns. | Population. |
|---|---|
| Athens and Piræus | 59,000 |
| Patras | 26,000 |
| Corfu | 24,000 |
| Hermopolis, or Syra | 21,000 |
| Zante | 20,500 |
| Lixuri (Cephalonia) | 14,000 |
| Pyrgos, or Letrini | 13,600 |
| Tripolis, or Tripolitza | 11,500 |
| Chalcis, in Eubœa | 11,000 |
| Sparta | 10,700 |
| Argos | 10,600 |
| Argostoli (Cephalonia) | 9,500 |
| Calamata | 9,400 |
| Histiæa, in Eubœa | 8,900 |
| Karystos, in Eubœa | 8,800 |
| Ægion, or Vostitza | 8,800 |
| Nauplia | 8,500 |
| Spezzia | 8,400 |
| Kranidhi, in Argolis | 8,400 |
| Lamia | 8,300 |
| Missolonghi | 7,500 |
| Andros | 9,300 |
[21] Commerce of Greece (1873):—Mercantile marine: 6,135 vessels of 419,350 tons; entered, 112,814 vessels of 6,336,487 tons; imports, £4,166,239; exports, £2,721,877.
[22] Public income (1875), £1,404,053; expenditure, £1,409,288; debt, £15,232,202.
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