Paxos
Greek island in the Ionian Sea
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Summary
Paxos is an island[1]. Paxos ranks in the top 4% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,858 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Corfu Regional Unit[3], Paxi Municipality[4]
- Country: Greece[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Ionian Sea[6]
- Location: Mediterranean Sea[7]
- Postal code: 490 82[8]
- Part of: Ionian Islands[9]
- Commons category: Paxoi[10]
- Official website: http://www.paxi.gr[11]
- Population: 2300[12]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[13], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14], Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia[15]
- Native label: Παξοί[16]
- Length: 10 km[17]
- Elevation above sea level: 248 m[18]
- Area: 25.3 km²[19]
- Width: 3 km[20]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Paxos include Paxos[21], an algorithmic paradigm[22].
Why It Matters
Paxos has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] Paxos is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]
Entities named for Paxos include Paxos[21], an algorithmic paradigm[22].