Oxia
| Oxia | ||
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| Waters | Ionian sea | |
| Archipelago | Echinades | |
| Geographical location | 38 ° 18 ′ N , 21 ° 7 ′ E | |
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| length | 4 km | |
| width | 1.7 km | |
| surface | 4.223 km² | |
| Highest elevation | 417 m | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
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| Ionian islands |
Oxia ( Greek Οξεία ( f. Sg. )) Or Oxeia is an uninhabited Greek island in the Ionian Sea that belongs to the municipality of Ithaca .
The warships of the Holy League gathered in front of the island in October 1571 to defeat the Ottoman fleet in the sea battle of Lepanto on October 7, 1571 south of the island .
The island, on which there is the only building an abandoned lighthouse until it is sold, was bought in 2012 by an investment company from the emirate of Qatar , apparently for the ruling Al Thani family of Qatar.
location
The rocky island, about four kilometers long and up to 1.7 kilometers wide, is located 1500 meters off the Greek mainland near the mouth of the Acheloos River and 30 kilometers west of the city of Messolongi . It is located at the western entrance to the Gulf of Patras . It belongs to the Echinaden archipelago .
Individual evidence
- ^ Charles Arnold (ed.): The islands of the Mediterranean . A unique and complete overview. 2nd Edition. marebuchverlag, Hamburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-86648-096-4 .
- ↑ Nick Squires, Qatar royal family buys Greek island of Oxia for knockdown € 5m , The Daily Telegraph , 25 Apr 2012.
- ↑ Bankrupt state: Emir of Qatar treats himself to the Greek archipelago , Die Welt, March 7, 2013.