Sphacteria

Sphacteria

Native name: Σφακτηρία
Sphacteria from Pylos
Interactive map of Sphacteria
Geography
Coordinates	36°55′48.49″N 21°39′56.61″E
Area	3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Administration
Greece
Region	Peloponnese
Regional unit	Messenia
Demographics
Population	0 (2011)
Pop. density	0/km2 (0/sq mi)

Sphacteria (Greek: Σφακτηρία - Sfaktiria) also known as Sphagia (Σφαγία) is a small island at the entrance to the bay of Pylos in the Peloponnese, Greece. It was the site of three battles:

• the 425 BC Battle of Sphacteria in the Peloponnesian War.
• the 1825 AD Battle of Sphacteria in the Greek War of Independence from the Ottoman Empire
• the 1827 AD Battle of Navarino, also in the Greek War of Independence

The shipwreck of the Irenes Serenade took place near the island in 1980.