Lesbos [island] - Lesbos

Japanese: レスボス[島] - レスボス
Lesbos [island] - Lesbos
A Greek island in the eastern Aegean Sea, about 10 km from the Turkish mainland. The highest point is 968 m above sea level. It has a Mediterranean climate and produces olives, grapes, tobacco, and sponges. Marble and magnesia are mined here. Sardine fishing is also popular. An ancient Ionian colony, it prospered as a commercial center in the 7th and 6th centuries BC. It was part of Turkey from 1462 to 1912. It is said to have been the birthplace of the female poet Sappho, and homosexuality was thriving there, and the word lesbian originated from here. The main city is Mytilene. 2,154 km2 . 109,118 people (2001).
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Japanese:
エーゲ海東部,トルコ本土から約10kmにあるギリシア領の島。最高点は標高968m。地中海式気候で,オリーブ,ブドウ,タバコ,海綿などを産する。大理石,マグネシアが採掘される。イワシ漁も盛ん。古代イオニア人の植民地で,前7―前6世紀は商業の中心として繁栄。1462年―1912年トルコ領。女性詩人サッフォーの生地で同性愛が盛んであったと伝えられ,レズビアンの語はここから出た。中心都市はミティリニ。2154km2。10万9118人(2001)。
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