Strofades
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Strofades (; also called Strofadia, , or Stromphides, ) is a group of two small Greek islands in the Ionian Islands. They lie about south-southeast of the island of Zakynthos. The larger island, Stamfani (), has an old fortress/monastery built in 1241. The smaller island is known as Arpia (). Both are sparsely vegetated and rocky.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Strofades
- Islands.image_name
- Strofades monastery 2008.jpg
- Islands.image_caption
- The monastery on Stamfani island
- Islands.image_size
- 220px
- Islands.native_name
- Στροφάδες
- Islands.location
- Ionian Sea
- Islands.archipelago
- Ionian Islands
- Islands.total_islands
- 2
- 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_1
- Zakynthos
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_2
- Municipality
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_2
- Zakynthos
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_3
- Municipal unit
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_3
- Zakynthos
- Islands.population
- Uninhabited
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Wikidata facts
- Area
- 523.13
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- natura2000.eea.europa.eu/Natura2000/SDF.aspx?site=GR2210004
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- Biodiversity and conservation
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Strofades (; also called Strofadia, , or Stromphides, ) is a group of two small Greek islands in the Ionian Islands. They lie about south-southeast of the island of Zakynthos. The larger island, Stamfani (), has an old fortress/monastery built in 1241. The smaller island is known as Arpia (). Both are sparsely vegetated and rocky.
==Biodiversity and conservation== There is a strong avian presence on the islands, and hunting is prohibited. Species include Cory's shearwater (Calonectris diomedea) and migratory passerines. There is also a large spring migration of turtle doves (Streptopelia turtur). The islands have been recognised as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because they support a breeding population of some 2,000-3,000 pairs of Scopoli's shearwaters. Arpia, the smaller of the two islands, is also home to lizards of the Podarcis ionicus species. The Strofades are located within the National Marine Park of Zakynthos, which is one of the designated national parks of Greece, and are also included in the Natura 2000 European network of protected areas.
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