Pontikonisi
Native name: Ποντικονήσι | |
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The islet of Pontikonisi. | |
Pontikonisi (Greece) | |
Geography | |
Coordinates | 39°35′11″N 19°55′04″E / 39.586306°N 19.917694°ECoordinates: 39°35′11″N 19°55′04″E / 39.586306°N 19.917694°E |
Country | |
Greece | |
Region | Corfu |
Pontikonisi (Greek: Ποντικονήσι, "mouse island") is an islet near the Greek island of Corfu.
The island of Pontikonisi might have served as an inspiration for Arnold Böcklin's famous painting Isle of the Dead.[1]
References
- ↑ Harrison, Max (2005), Rachmaninoff, Continuum International Publishing Group, pg 159.