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(February 2008)| |Population statistics (as of 2011)| |-
Area:||96.229 km2 (37 sq mi)| |- Density:||52 /km2 (133 /sq mi)|
|Time zone:||EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)| |Elevation (min-max):||0–681 m
(0–2234 ft)| |Postal code:||370 03| Skopelos (Greek: Σκόπελος)
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 (Elios). The geography of
Skopelos includes two mountains over 500 meters; Delphi (681 m)
in the center of the island, and Palouki (546 m) in the
southeast. With an area of 96 km² (36.6 mi²) Skopelos is
slightly larger than Mykonos (85 km²) and Santorini (73 km²).
The nearest inhabited islands are Skiathos to the