Glen McMullan, age 15, of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., for his question:

WHERE IS THE ISLE OF RHODES?

The Isle of Rhodes is found about 10 miles off southwestern Turkey. It is the easternmost of the Dodecanese Islands and is about 45 miles long and 22 miles wide. It has 541 square miles.

Noteworthy on the island is the ancient City of Knights. Its walls and moated castle were constructed back in the time of the Crusades.

The only large city on the island is Rhodes. It is on the northern coast. A great bronze statue of Apollo was built there in 280 B.C. Standing 105 feet tail, it guarded the entrance to Rhodes harbor. Called the Colossus of Rhodes, it was considered one of the great wonders of the ancient world.

Rhodes was an important city by the Fifth Century B.C. Then in 340 B.C., the Persians plundered and burned the city. The Romans robbed the island in 43 B.C. and shortly after a number of earthquakes ended its importance.

Today the Isle of Rhodes is a Greek territory.