Native name: Σφακτηρία | |
|---|---|
 Sphacteria from Pylos | |
 Interactive map of Sphacteria | |
| Geography | |
| Coordinates | 36°55′48.49″N 21°39′56.61″E / 36.9301361°N 21.6657250°E / 36.9301361; 21.6657250 |
| Area | 3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
Greece | |
| Region | Peloponnese |
| Regional unit | Messenia |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 (2011) |
| Pop. density | 0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
Sphacteria (Greek: Σφακτηρία - Sfaktiria)1 also known as Sphagia (Σφαγία)2 is a small island at the entrance to the bay of Pylos in the Peloponnese, Greece. It was the site of three battles:
- the 425 BC Battle of Sphacteria in the Peloponnesian War.3
- the 1825 AD Battle of Sphacteria in the Greek War of Independence from the Ottoman Empire
- the 1827 AD Battle of Navarino, also in the Greek War of Independence
The shipwreck of the Irenes Serenade took place near the island in 1980.
References
References
- Purdy, John (1826). The new sailing directions for the Mediterranean sea, the Adriatic sea ... London: R.H. Laurie. p. 213.
- Strabo, Geography, 8.4.2
- "Diodorus Siculus, 12.61-63". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2020-03-26.