Sphacteria

Sphacteria

Native name: Σφακτηρία
Sphacteria from Pylos
Geography
Coordinates	36°55′48.49″N 21°39′56.61″E / 36.9301361°N 21.6657250°E / 36.9301361; 21.6657250Coordinates: 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 from the East

Sphacteria (Greek: Σφακτηρία - Sfaktiria, in 19th century context also Sphagia)^[1] 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.^[2]
• 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

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