Imbros
an island of the Ægean Sea; about 14 miles N. E. of Lemnos and the same distance W. of the mouth of the Dardanelles; area 98 square miles. The island is mountainous, its highest summit attaining 1,959 feet above sea-level. Goats and bees are kept. The inhabitants cultivate the soil and carry on fishing. The chief village, Kastron, is on the N. coast, and occupies the site of the ancient town of Imbros. It is the seat of a metropolitan of the Greek Church.
During the World War Imbros was one IMMATERIALISM of the Turkish islands in the archipelago seized by Greece. Most of these Greece has kept, but by a decision of the Supreme Council Imbros is to be handed back to Turkey.