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Antipaxos (Greek: Αντίπαξος, pronounced [ɐnˈdipɐksos]) is a small island (5 km2) in Greece, about 3 kilometres (2 miles) to the south of Paxos. It is administratively part of the municipality of Paxoi in Corfu regional unit in western Greece. As of 2021, the resident population of the island was 21.[1] Largely covered in vineyards, Antipaxos has several beaches and one harbour, Agrapidia.

Coordinates39°08′57.40″N 20°13′53.98″E
Population21 (2021)
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Antipaxos
Αντίπαξος or Αντίπαξοι
Vrika beach at Antipaxos, Greece
Antipaxos is located in Greece
Antipaxos
Location within Greece
Geography
Coordinates39°08′57.40″N 20°13′53.98″E
Administration
Demographics
Population21 (2021)
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Cliffs on the island
View of Vrika Beach

It has three main beaches: Vrika (white sand), Mesovrika (pebbles) and Voutoumi (pebbles) and it can be reached by 15-minute ride with a sea-taxi from the port of Gaios in Paxos.

Depiction in culture

In fiction, it is the birthplace of Nadja of Antipaxos played by Natasia Demetriou in What We Do in the Shadows.

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