[2][3] It is located west of Kalymnos and Leros, east of Amorgos, and 5.5 nautical miles west-southwest of Levitha.

[4] It is the second westernmost island of the Dodecanese after Astypalea, and has an area of 4.5 km².

It was noted by several ancient authors including Pliny the Elder,[5] Pomponius Mela,[6] and Athenaeus.

[8] This was a Greek couple that returned from Australia and earned a living by raising livestock; as of 2013 only one inhabitant remains.

[9][10][1] On 11 February 2016, a Greek Navy Agusta-Bell AB212 PN28 helicopter crashed on the island of Kinaros during a night training mission, killing all three officers aboard.