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    Diapontia Islands

    Διαπόντια Νησιά

    Part of Ionian Islands

    The Diapontian Islands or Diapontia Islands (Greek: Διαπόντια Νησιά, romanized: Diapóntia Nisiá, also known as Othonoi Islands (Greek: Νήσοι Οθωνοί, romanized: Nísoi Othonoí) are a Greek island group in the Ionian Sea. They are located northwest of Corfu.

    Hafenort Ammos auf Othonoi, links die Einfahrt zum Stadthafen
    Hafenort Ammos auf Othonoi, links die Einfahrt zum Stadthafen

    Arnoldius / CC BY-SA 3.0

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    Overview

    The Diapontian Islands or Diapontia Islands (Greek: Διαπόντια Νησιά, romanized: Diapóntia Nisiá, also known as Othonoi Islands (Greek: Νήσοι Οθωνοί, romanized: Nísoi Othonoí) are a Greek island group in the Ionian Sea. They are located northwest of Corfu. The main and the only inhabited islands of the archipelago are Othoni, Ereikoussa and Mathraki. The complex also includes the islets and rocks of Diakopo, Diaplo, Karavi, Kastrino, Leipso, Ostrako, Plaka, Plateia and Tracheia. The largest island is Othoni, with an area of 10.8 km2, and it is the most populated, with 457 inhabitants according to the 2021 census. The islands are the westernmost point in Greece and administratively belong to Corfu regional unit. The islands today are a tranquil place for holidays.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands3
    • Minor islands1
    • Islets6
    • Rocks & skerries143

    Major islands

    3
    • Othonoi

      Othonoi

      Area
      10.6 km²
      High point
      393 m

      Othonoi (Greek: Οθωνοί, also rendered as Othoni, Ancient Greek: Ὀθρωνός, romanized: Othrōnós) is a small inhabited Greek island in the Ionian Sea, located northwest of Corfu, and is the westernmost point of Greece. Othonoi is the largest and most populated of the Diapontian Islands.

    • Ereikoussa

      Ereikoussa

      Area
      3.6 km²
      High point
      123 m

      Ereikoussa (Greek: Ερείκουσα) is an island and a former community of the Ionian Islands, Greece. It is one of the Diapontian Islands; an island complex to the northwest of Corfu.

    • Mathraki

      Area
      2.8 km²
      High point
      147 m

      Mathraki (Greek: Μαθράκι, Ancient Greek: Μαθράκιον) is an island and a former community of the Ionian Islands, Greece. It is one of the Diapontian Islands. Since the 2019 local government reform, it is part of the municipality of Central Corfu and Diapontian Islands, of which it is a municipal unit. 532 km2.

    Minor islands

    1

    • Diaplo

      Area
      0.31 km²
      High point
      33 m

    Islets

    6
    • Diakopo28 m · 0.05 km²
    • Trachia9 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island0.3 ha
    • Karavi0.2 ha
    • Unnamed island0.2 ha
    • Unnamed island0.2 ha

    Rocks & skerries

    143
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    Also in the area

    33

    Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.

    • Plateia1 m · 0.6 ha
    • Koukouli2 m · 0.4 ha
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    Comparative heights

    Sea level100 m200 m300 m400 m393 mOthonoi147 mMathraki123 mEreikoussa33 mDiaplo28 mDiakopo9 mTrachia2 mKoukouli1 mPlateia
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.0000010.000010.00010.0010.010.1110100Othonoi: 10.6 km²OthonoiEreikoussa: 3.6 km²EreikoussaMathraki: 2.8 km²MathrakiDiaplo: 0.31 km²DiaploDiakopo: 0.05 km²DiakopoTrachia: 0.02 km²TrachiaPlateia: 0.6 haPlateiaKoukouli: 0.4 haKoukouliUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandKaravi: 0.2 haKaraviUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandLipso: <0.1 haLipsoUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Othonoi10.6 km²
    Ereikoussa3.6 km²
    Mathraki2.8 km²
    Diaplo0.31 km²
    Diakopo0.05 km²
    Trachia0.02 km²
    Plateia0.6 ha
    Koukouli0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Karavi0.2 ha
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    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs