Petalas

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Petalas
Πεταλάς

Geography
Location	Ionian Sea
Coordinates	38°24′50″N 21°05′31″E / 38.414°N 21.092°E / 38.414; 21.092Coordinates: 38°24′50″N 21°05′31″E / 38.414°N 21.092°E / 38.414; 21.092
Archipelago	Echinades
Area	5.497 km² (2.122 sq mi)
Highest elevation	251 m (823 ft)
Country
Greece
Region	Ionian Islands
Municipality	Cephalonia
Demographics
Population	0

Petalas (Greek: Πεταλάς) is the largest island (area 5.5 km²) of the Echinades, among the Ionian Islands group of Greece. Some, including Leake, have conjectured that Petalas is the ancient Dulichium, from which the Iliad reports that 40 ships sailed to Troy, but Strabo and most modern authors prefer the identification of Dulichium with Makri, a nearby island. Petalas, privately owned, was recently offered for sale.

External links

Island of Petalas for sale
Petalas on GTP Travel Pages (in English and Greek)

v t e Ionian Islands

Main Islands	Cephalonia Ithaca Corfu Lefkada Paxi Zakynthos Cythera

Smaller islands and islets	Antikythera Antipaxi Arkoudi Atokos Echinades islands Elafonisos Ereikoussa Kalamos Kastos Kravia Kythros Lazareto (Ithaca) Lazaretto (Corfu) Mathraki Meganisi Othonoi Skorpios Sparti Lefkados Strofades Vido

v t e Islands of the Echinades

Apasa Drakonera Filippos Girovaris Kalogiros Karlonisi Kouneli Lamprinos Makri Modio Oxeia Petalas Pistros Pontikos Praso Provati Sofia Soros Tsakalonisi Vromonas

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