Meganisi

Meganisi (Greek: Μεγανήσι, literally "big island") is a Greek island and municipality immediately to the east-southeast of the island of Lefkada. The municipality includes the offshore islands of Skorpios (pop. 2 persons) and Sparti. The municipality has an area of 22.356 km².^[2]

CountryGreece

SeatKatomeri

Highestelevation

309 m (1,014 ft)

Lowestelevation

0 m (0 ft)

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Meganisi Μεγανήσι
Municipality
Vathy Harbor
Meganisi
Coordinates: 38°40′N 20°47′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Ionian Islands
Regional unit	Lefkada
Seat	Katomeri
Area
• Municipality	22.356 km2 (8.632 sq mi)
Highest elevation	309 m (1,014 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipality	926
• Density	41.4/km2 (107/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	310 83
Area code	26450
Vehicle registration	EY
Website	meganisi.gov.gr

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The island has three villages: the central village of Katomeri and the ports of Vathy and Spartochori. There is also a harbour at Atheni Bay used mainly by fishing boats. Meganisi is connected with Lefkada by a car ferry service from Vathy and Spartochori. Meganisi has a school, a lyceum (middle school), an ATM, churches and a few squares (plateies). The island has no secondary school, so pupils attend the nearby school in Nydri, on Lefkada.

Some researchers, including Wilhelm Dörpfeld, believe that Meganisi was the Homeric island of Krocylea, which was part of Odysseus' kingdom.