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    Sapientza

    Σαπιέντζα, Sapienza, Barak Reis Adası

    36°46′N 21°42′E

    Sapientza or Sapienza (Greek: Σαπιέντζα) is a Greek island off the southern coast of the Peloponnese, near the city of Methóni. It is administratively part of the municipality of Pylos-Nestor, in Messenia. The 2011 census reported a population of two inhabitants.

    This is a photograph of a Natura 2000 protected area with ID
    This is a photograph of a Natura 2000 protected area with ID

    Μενέλαος Μελετζής / CC BY-SA 4.0

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    36°46′N 21°42′E

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    Sapientza or Sapienza (Greek: Σαπιέντζα) is a Greek island off the southern coast of the Peloponnese, near the city of Methóni. It is administratively part of the municipality of Pylos-Nestor, in Messenia. The 2011 census reported a population of two inhabitants. Sapientza is the second largest island of the Messenian Oinousses, a small group island which consists of three small islands (Schiza, Sapientza and Agia Marina). Its name is of Italian origin and means wisdom. The Calypso Deep, the deepest point of the Mediterranean Sea at 5,267 metres (17,280 ft), is located south-west of Sapientza.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Ionian Islands

    Also in Messenian Oinousses

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