Echinades
The Echinades (; Greek: αἱ Ἐχινάδες νῆσοι per Herodotus, Thucydides, and Strabo, per Homer Echinae are a group of islands in the Ionian Sea, off the coast of Acarnania, Greece.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island group
- Also known as: “Echinades islands”, “Nisia Modia”, “Nisídes Módia”, and “Nísoi Módhia”
Echinades
- Categories: island group and landform
- Location: Kefalonia, Ionian Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Echinades” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “إخناديس”
- Azerbaijani: “Exinadlar”
- Breton: “Ec’hinades”
- Catalan: “Illes Equínades”
- Cebuano: “Nisídes Echinádes”
- Chinese: “埃希纳泽斯群岛”
- Dutch: “Echinades”
- Finnish: “Ekhinadit”
- French: “îles Échinades”
- French: “Îles Échinades”
- Galician: “Illas Equínadas”
- German: “Echinaden”
- Greek: “Nisiá Módia”
- Greek: “Nísoi Módia”
- Greek: “Εχινάδες”
- Greek: “Νησιά Εχινάδες”
- Greek: “Νησιά Μόδια”
- Greek: “Νήσοι Μόδια”
- Italian: “Echinadi”
- Japanese: “エキーナデス諸島”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ekhinadene”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ekhinádes”
- Norwegian: “Ekhinadene”
- Polish: “Echinades”
- Portuguese: “Equinadas”
- Russian: “Эхинады”
- Russian: “Эхины”
- Spanish: “Islas Equinadas”
- Spanish: “Islas Equínadas”
- Swedish: “Nisídes Echinádes”
- Turkish: “Echinades”
- Western Armenian: “Էհինատես”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Valti and Astakos.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Nisída Chamiló and Apasa.
Kefalonia: Must-Visit Destinations
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Curious Places to Discover
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