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===Today=== The modern port town of Kamariotissa is on the north-west coast and provides ferry access to and from points in northern Greece such as [[Alexandroupoli]] and [[Myrina, Greece|Myrina]]. There is no commercial airport on the island. Other sites of interest on the island include the ruins of [[Genoese colonies|Genoese]] forts, the picturesque Chora (literally ''village'') and Paleapolis (literally ''Old Town''), and several waterfalls. A 2019 article estimated that the current population of [[goats]] on the island outnumbers humans by about 15 to 1, resulting in unwanted [[erosion]] as a result of [[overgrazing]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.morningagclips.com/tens-of-thousands-of-goats-munch-island-into-crisis/ |title=Tens of thousands of goats munch island into crisis |last=Associated Press |author-link=Associated Press |date=October 7, 2019 |website=Morning Ag Clips |language=en-US |access-date=2019-10-18 |archive-date=2019-10-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018130706/https://www.morningagclips.com/tens-of-thousands-of-goats-munch-island-into-crisis/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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