Madonna Shoal

Madonna Shoal is a reef in Paxoi, Corfu, Ionian Islands. Madonna Shoal is situated nearby to the hamlet Mongonisi, as well as near the village Ozias.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gaios and Longos.

Gaios

Village

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Gaios is the main port on Paxos, the smallest of the seven principal Ionian Islands, in Greece. Gaios is situated on the east coast of the island. It is named after a homonymous pupil of Paul the Apostle, who brought Christianity to the island. Gaios is situated 6 km west of Madonna Shoal.

Longos

Village

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Longos is the smallest of the island ports on Paxoi, one of the Ionian Islands of Greece. The community of Longos includes the villages Longos, Anemogiannatika, Dendiatika, Kagkatika, Kontogiannatika and Koutsi. Longos is situated 8 km west of Madonna Shoal.

Madonna Shoal

Type: Reef
Also known as: “Ifalos Madónna”, “Ífalos Panayía”, “Ífalos Panayías”, “Madonna Reef”, “Mandóna”, “Mantóna”, “Panayía Reef”, “Yfalos Panagia”, “Ýfalos Panagía”, “Ýfalos Panagías”, and “Yfalos tis Panagias”
Category: landform
Location: Paxoi, Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

39.20596° or 39° 12′ 22″ north

Longitude

20.24856° or 20° 14′ 55″ east

Open location code

8GF2664X+9C

OpenStreetMap ID

way 223040471

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=reef

GeoNames ID

258017

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In Other Languages

From Greek to Italian—“Madonna Shoal” goes by many names.

Greek: “Ύφαλος Παναγία”
Greek: “Ύφαλος της Παναγιάς”
Italian: “Secca della Madonna”

Localities in the Area

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