Sphacteria

Sphacteria also known as Sphagia is a small island at the entrance to the bay of in the , . It was the site of three battles: The shipwreck of the Irenes Serenade took place near the island in 1980.
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  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of around 140 metres (450 feet)
  • Description: Greek island near Pylos, Messenia
  • Also known as
    “Nisi Sfaktiria”
    “Sphaghia Island”

Places of Interest Nearby

Discover Voidokilia and Old Navarino castle.
Gmichalagas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Beach is a popular beach in Messinia, southern , on the Ionian Sea.
Steve-milea, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castle
The is a 13th-century Frankish fortress near , .
3 km north of Sphacteria
Xrisavgi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lagoon
– also known as Divari, from the Latin…
3½ km north of Sphacteria

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pylos and Gialova.
Dnalor 01, CC BY-SA 3.0 at.
, historically also known as Navarino, is a town…
Geoandrios, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Village
is a village on Navarino Bay in the…
4 km northeast of Sphacteria
Geoandrios, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Village
is a village.
6 km north of Sphacteria

Sphacteria

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Latitude
36.92994° or 36° 55′ 48″ north
Longitude
21.66608° or 21° 39′ 58″ east
Open location code
8G83WMH8+XC
Geo­Names ID
253965
Wiki­data ID
Q1303524

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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Tamil—“Sphacteria” goes by many names.
ΣφαγίαAncient Greek (to 1453)
ΣφακτηρίαAncient Greek (to 1453)
СфактерияBulgarian
EsfactèriaCatalan
Nísos SfaktiríaCebuano
斯法克蒂里亚岛Chinese
斯法克蒂里亞島Chinese
斯法吉亚岛Chinese
SphacteriaDutch
سفاكتيرياEgyptian Arabic
SfaktiríaFinnish
SphactérieFrench
SfaktiriaGerman
Nisí SfaktiríaGreek
Νησί ΣφακτηρίαGreek
Νήσος ΣφακτηρίαGreek
ΣφακτηρίαGreek
ספקטריהHebrew
SfacteriaItalian
スパクテリア島Japanese
スファギア島Japanese
スファクテリアJapanese
SphagiaLatin
SphakteriaLatin
SfagiaNorwegian
SfakteriaNorwegian
SfagiaNorwegian Bokmål
SfakteriaNorwegian Bokmål
SfakteriaPolish
EsfactériaPortuguese
СфагияRussian
СфактерияRussian
СфактирияRussian
SfagijaSerbo-Croatian
EsfacteriaSpanish
SfakteriaSwedish
ஸ்ப்பாக்ட்டீரியாTamil

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