Límnos

Límnos or Lemnos, island, eastern Greece, in the Aegean Sea, near the Dardanelles. The island is largely volcanic with an area of 482 sq km (186 sq mi). It has a few fertile regions where livestock is raised and fruit and grain are grown. Mírina is the capital and chief town; the island's population (1981) is 15,721. In 1657 the island was acquired by the Ottoman Empire from Venice, and in the Balkan War of 1912-1913 Límnos became a Greek possession. During World War I the island served as a base for Allied military and naval operations against Turkey, particularly in the course of the Gallipoli and Dardanelles campaign in 1915. At Moúdhros the Turks signed terms of armistice with the Allies on October 30, 1918.