Schiza () is a

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off the southwestern coast of the

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

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Pylos-Nestor Pylos-Nestoras () is a municipality in the Messenia regional unit, Peloponnese (region), Peloponnese, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Pylos. The municipality has an area of 554.265 km2. Municipality The municipality Pylos-Nestora ...

Messenia Messenia or Messinia ( ; ) 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 prefecture (''nomos' ...

. It is the largest island of the Messenian Oinousses, an island complex that consists of two main islands (Schiza and Sapientza) 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) Pylos-Nestor {{Peloponnese-geo-stub