Oxeia
Sign in to savethumb | right | alt=Oxeia Island, Echinades | Oxeia Island, Echinades Oxeia () is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. , it had no resident population. It is the chief island in the southern group (the Ouniades) of the Echinades, part of the Ionian Islands. Oxeia possesses the highest point in the Echinades, . It is situated near the mouth of the river Acheloos, off the coast of Aetolia-Acarnania. The island is around in length and its width is approximately . The Battle of Lepanto took place near the island in 1571.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Oxeia
- Islands.native_name
- Οξεία
- Islands.native_name_lang
- el
- Islands.map
- Greece
- Islands.location
- Ionian Sea
- Islands.archipelago
- Echinades
- Islands.area_km2
- 4.223
- Islands.elevation_m
- 421
- Islands.country
- Greece
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
- Region
- Islands.country_admin_divisions
- Ionian Islands
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1
- Regional unit
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_2
- Municipality
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_2
- Ithaca
- Islands.population
- 0
- Islands.population_as_of
- 2011
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- island
- Part of
- Echinades
- Country
- Greece
- Population
- 0
- Area
- 4.223
- Elevation
- 421
- Body of water
- Ionian Sea
- Image
- Astakos Harbor and Northern Echinades Islands from Air, Etoloakarnania, Greece 01.jpg
- Width
- 1.7
- Length
- 4
Show 2 more facts
- located in/on physical feature
- Echinades
- native label
- Οξεία
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thumb | right | alt=Oxeia Island, Echinades | Oxeia Island, Echinades Oxeia () is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. , it had no resident population. It is the chief island in the southern group (the Ouniades) of the Echinades, part of the Ionian Islands. Oxeia possesses the highest point in the Echinades, . It is situated near the mouth of the river Acheloos, off the coast of Aetolia-Acarnania. The island is around in length and its width is approximately . The Battle of Lepanto took place near the island in 1571.
In April 2012, it was bought by Qatar Holdings.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Oxeia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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