anchor: In the northern Aegean are three more disparate islands Thasos, Limnos, and Samothraki while southwest of these, closer to Athens, are the Sporades islands of Skiathos, Skopelos, Alonissos, and Skyros until recently the exclusive playground of the Greek jet set.
positive: There are three islands in the northern Aegean.
negative: There are seventy two islands in the northern Aegean.