Stillo Island

Stillo Island (Albanian: Ishulli i Stillos)[1][2] or Stil Island[3] is a small island in the southernmost tip coastline of Vlorë County, (located in the Ionian Sea, 200 meters off the coast of Cape Stillo)[4] Albania.

Stillo
Geography
LocationIonian Sea
Coordinates39°41′07″N 19°59′23″E
Area0.006 km2 (0.0023 sq mi)
Length80 m (260 ft)
Width110 m (360 ft)
Administration

Stillo's coastlines are the furthest south in terms of Albanian coastlines, although; it is not the most southern point of Albania.

The island and the cape were military zone until 1992 and access was prohibited.[5]

The island is rocky and sparsely vegetated.

It has an area of half a hectare, with an approximate length of 80 meters and a width of 100 meters.

See also

References
  1. "Soviet topographic map of Albania (1:50 000): J-34-4-D-d". bunkertrails.org.
  2. "Kundër-Admirali argumenton 8 problemet e marrëveshjes". Gazeta Shqiptare Online. November 1, 2009. (Albanian: Ishulli Tongo dhe Ishulli i Stillos.)
  3. Fjalori Enciklopedik Shqiptar, Akademia e Shkencave - Tiranë, 1984 (Kepi i Stilit, page 465)
  4. Military topographic map of Albania (1:25 000): J-34-4-D-d (KANALI I BUTRINTIT)
  5. "Korafi hills and Cape Stillo". butrint.org. Archived from the original on 2014-07-29.


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