Ereikoussa ( gr, Ερεικούσσα, it, Merlera) is an island and a former community of the
Ionian Islands,
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...
. It is one of the
Diapontian Islands; an island complex to the northwest of
Corfu
Corfu (, ) or Kerkyra ( el, Κέρκυρα, Kérkyra, , ; ; la, Corcyra.) is a Greek islands, Greek island in the Ionian Sea, of the Ionian Islands, and, including its small satellite islands, forms the margin of the northwestern frontier of G ...
. Since the
2019 local government reform it is part of the municipality of
Central Corfu and Diapontian Islands, of which it is a municipal unit.
It is located off the northwestern coast of the island of
Corfu
Corfu (, ) or Kerkyra ( el, Κέρκυρα, Kérkyra, , ; ; la, Corcyra.) is a Greek islands, Greek island in the Ionian Sea, of the Ionian Islands, and, including its small satellite islands, forms the margin of the northwestern frontier of G ...
, and is almost equidistant from Corfu to the southeast,
Mathraki
Mathraki ( el, Μαθράκι, grc, Μαθράκιον) is an island and a former community of the Ionian Islands, Greece. It is one of the Diapontian Islands. Since the 2019 local government reform it is part of the municipality of Central Cor ...
to the southwest, and
Othonoi
Othonoi ( el, Οθωνοί, also rendered as Othoni, grc, Ὀθρωνός , translit=Othrōnós) is a small and inhabited Greek island in the Ionian Sea, located northwest of Corfu, and is the westernmost point of Greece. Othonoi is the largest ...
to the west. Its population was 496 in the
2011 census, and its land area is . The municipal unit has an area of 4.449 km
2.
It has six settlements; the main one is Porto (Πόρτο), which is also where the only port is located.
The island has dense vegetation and three beaches; Porto (Πόρτο), Bragini (Μπραγκίνι), and Fiki (Φύκι).
The name Ereikoussa derives from the plant ''
ereíki'' (ερείκη), which can be found throughout the island.
References
Populated places in Corfu (regional unit)
Islands of Greece
Islands of the Ionian Islands (region)
Landforms of Corfu (regional unit)
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