Schiza ( el, Σχίζα) is a

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island An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island ...

off the southwestern coast of the

Peloponnese The Peloponnese (), Peloponnesus (; el, Πελοπόννησος, Pelopónnēsos,(), or Morea is a peninsula and geographic regions of Greece, geographic region in southern Greece. It is connected to the central part of the country by the Isthmu ...

. According to 2011 census, the island is uninhabited. Administratively it is part of the

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

of Methoni in

Messenia Messenia or Messinia ( ; el, Μεσσηνία ) is a regional unit (''perifereiaki enotita'') in the southwestern part of the Peloponnese region, in Greece. Until the implementation of the Kallikratis plan on 1 January 2011, Messenia was a ...

. It is the largest island of the

Messenian Oinousses Messenian Oinousses ( el, Μεσσηνιακές Οινούσσες ''Messiniakés Inoússes'') is a Greek island complex in the southwest coasts of Peloponnese, in Ionian Sea. It is located in the south of Messenian peninsula, opposite Methoni ...

, an island complex that consists of two main islands (Schiza and

Sapientza Sapientza or Sapienza ( el, Σαπιέντζα) Σαπιέντζα is a Greek island off the southern coast of the Peloponnese, near the city of Methóni. It is administratively part of the municipality of Pylos-Nestor, in Messenia. The 2011 cens ...

) and few rocky islets. Its area is 12.3 Km². Schiza along with other Messenian Oinousses have been included in the

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Network, with code GR2550003.

References

External links

Official website of Municipality of Methoni
Islands of Greece Ionian Islands Landforms of Messenia Islands of Peloponnese (region) {{Peloponnese-geo-stub