Strovili
| Strovili (Στροβίλι) | ||
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| Waters | Mediterranean Sea | |
| Archipelago | East Aegean Islands | |
| Geographical location | 38 ° 33 '10 " N , 26 ° 9' 48" E | |
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| length | 270 m | |
| width | 250 m | |
| surface | 5 ha | |
| Highest elevation | 73 m | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
Strovili ( Greek Στροβίλι ( n. Sg. ) Also Strofili (Στροφίλι)) is a small Greek island about 200 m off the northeast coast of Chios in the Inousses Channel (Δίαυλος Οινουσών). The uninhabited rock island is administered by the municipality of Kardamyla .
During the Genoese occupation (1346–1566) one of the watchtowers of Chios was located on the island .
Strovili is part of the 36.5 km² Natura 2000 area of Northern Chios and Inousses (Βόρεια Χίος και Νήσοι Οινούσες) GR 4130001.
literature
- 10:31 Northern Aegean Topo Χίος / Chios, 1: 60,000 (map) . Anavasi, 2009, ISBN 978-960-8195-30-1 (Greek).
Web links
- Megali Vigla from Kardamyla ( memento of October 24, 2005 in the Internet Archive ), Greek
- Chios and surrounding islands, list , Greek
- Ministry of the Environment, Regional Planning and Public Relations, Natura 2000 area GR 4130001 , English