Sapientza

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Sapientza
Silhouette of Sapientza as seen from Methoni
Waters	Ionian sea
Archipelago	Inousses
Geographical location	36 ° 46 '34 "  N , 21 ° 41' 42"  E Coordinates: 36 ° 46 '34 "  N , 21 ° 41' 42"  E
length	6.5 km
width	2.5 km
surface	11.9 km²
Residents	uninhabited

Sapientza ( Greek Σαπιέντζα ( f. Sg. ), Italian Sapienza ) is an uninhabited Greek island off the southwest coast of the Peloponnese peninsula. It is located in the Mediterranean about 2 km south of the port city of Methoni (Messenia) and is one of the Inousses within the Ionian Islands .

One of the oldest forests (around 15,000 years old) in the Mediterranean is here.

On the east side of Sapientza there is a sheltered anchorage (Baia Longos) with traces of ancient settlements; these were once inhabited by pirates .

At the southernmost point of the island, a 26 m high, octagonal lighthouse provides a beacon that can be seen from afar for ships approaching from the west.

View over Alt-Methoni to the island of Sapientza

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