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Skopelos is a Greek island in the western Aegean Sea. Skopelos is one of several islands which comprise the Northern Sporades island group, which lies east of the Pelion peninsula on the mainland and north of the island of Euboea. It is part of the Thessaly region. Skopelos is also the name of the main port and the municipal center of the island. The other communities of the island are Glossa and Neo Klima. The geography of Skopelos includes two mountains over 500 m; Delphi 681 m in the center of the island, and Palouki 546 m in the southeast. With an area of 96 square kilometres Skopelos is slightly larger than Mykonos 85 km2 and Santorini 73 km2. The nearest inhabited islands are Skiathos to the west and Alonissos to the east.