Peristera
39°11′N 23°58′E / 39.18°N 23.97°E / 39.18; 23.97Archipelago Sporades Total islands 2 Highest elevation 250 m (820 ft) Highest point Mt. Stefani Administration Region Thessaly Regional unit Sporades Municipality Alonnisos Demographics Population 30 (2011) Additional information Postal code 37005 Area code(s) 24240 Vehicle registration BO Main Other
Greece
Peristera (Greek: Περιστέρα, feminine form of pigeon), also Aspro, locally Xero (meaning dry), Eudemia in antiquity,[1] is a Greek island in the Sporades, in the Aegean Sea. It is administratively part of the municipality of Alonnisos and is also directly east of the namesake island. As of 2011[update], the resident population of the island was 30.[2] Peristera is in Zone B of the Alonnisos Marine Park. The Peristera shipwreck, a 5th-century BC merchant vessel, is located off Peristera.
Nearest islands and islets
Its nearest islands and islets are Alonnisos to the north and west and Adelfoi Islets to the west.
References
- ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
- ^ "Detailed census results 2011" (xls 2,7 MB) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
External links
- Official website of Municipality of Alonnisos (in Greek)
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Islands of the Northern Sporades
- Adelfoi Islets
- Agios Georgios
- Argos
- Dasia
- Erinia (Rineia)
- Gioura
- Grammeza
- Kyra Panagia
- Lekhoussa
- Peristera
- Piperi
- Psathoura
- Repi
- Sarakino
- Skandili
- Skantzoura
- Skyropoula
- Tsoungria
- Valaxa
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