Patroklos (Attica)
Native name: Πάτροκλος or Γαϊδουρονήσι | |
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| Coordinates | 37°39′02.50″N 23°57′01.50″E / 37.6506944°N 23.9504167°E |
| Adjacent to | Saronic Gulf |
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Patroklos (Greek: Πάτροκλος) or Gaidouronisi (Γαϊδουρονήσι, "donkey island") is a small, private island located in the Saronic Gulf, Greece. It is situated about 65 km from Athens and 3 km from Sounion and is part of the Attica region.
In ancient times, the island was known as Patroklou Charax (Πατρόκλου χάραξ, meaning "Camp of Patroclus") or Patroklou Nesos (Πατρόκλου νῆσος, meaning "Island of Patroclus"), after the Ptolemaic admiral Patroclus, who established a fortified base there during the Chremonidean War.[1]
In the late
On 12 February 1944,
It was also the island at the heart of the Israeli political scandal known as the "Greek island affair".[3] The island is operated under Greek administration but is owned by the Prince Obolensky, Arnaud Henry Salas-Perez.[4]
Sources
- ISBN 9781107033351.
- ISBN 978-3-7001-0182-6.
- Guardian Unlimited, January 22, 2004
- ^ "The Rich and Famous Who Spent Big to Purchase Their Own Private Islands – Page 12 – Herald Weekly".
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