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Psathoura ( ) is a
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in the Northern
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. It is administratively a part of
Alonnisos Alonnisos ( ), also transliterated as Alonissos, is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea. After Skiathos and Skopelos it is the third member of the Northern Sporades. It is (2 nm) east of the island of Skopelos. Alonnisos is also the name of a vi ...
. , it had no resident population. The Psathoura lighthouse, built in 1895, stands at 28.9 metres. It is one of the tallest in the Aegean. Its signal is a flash of one second every ten seconds.Psathoura's lighthouse
Faroi.com (Greek language) All of Psathoura is in Zone A2 of the Alonnisos Marine Park.


Nearest islands and islets

Its nearest islands and islets are Pelagos to the southwest, Gioura to the south and Piperi to the southeast.


References

Alonnisos Landforms of the Sporades Islands of Thessaly {{Thessaly-geo-stub