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Petalas

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Location
  
Highest elevation
  
251 m (823 ft)

Population
  
0 (2011)

Municipality
  
Archipelago
  
Region
  
Area
  
5.497 km²

Island groups
  
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Petalas (Greek: Πεταλάς) is the largest island (area 5.5 square kilometres or 2.1 square miles) of the Echinades, among the Ionian Islands group of Greece. As of 2011, it had no resident population. Some, including Leake, have conjectured that Petalas is the ancient Dulichium, from which the Iliad reports that 40 ships sailed to Troy, but Strabo and most modern authors prefer the identification of Dulichium with Makri, a nearby island. Petalas, privately owned, was recently offered for sale.

Map of Petalas, Pilarei 300 07, Greece

References

Petalas Wikipedia