Ionian Islands

The Ionian Islands refers to the chain of Greek Islands stretching along the west coast of in the Ionian Sea. Due to historical facts the isolated islands of Kithira and Antikythera, south of the , are here included in this group.
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, also Ithaki or Ithaka, is a Greek island located in the Ionian Sea, off the northeast coast of Kefalonia and to the west of .

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, also called Zante, is the third largest island in the Ionian Sea, off the west coast of . The island is named after Zacynthos, son of legendary Arcadian chief Dardanos.

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is one of the most beautiful islands in the Ionian Sea, with beaches such as Porto Katsiki and Eggremnoi.

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is the northernmost of the Ionian Islands in . Located off of the far northwest coast of the country, lies in the Adriatic sea, east of Italy and southwest of Albania.

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is believed to have derived its name from the mythological figure Cephalus, the son of Hermes and a hero in ancient Greek legends. This picturesque island, with its captivating landscapes and historical significance, reflects a deep connection to the rich tapestry of Greek mythology and history.

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is an island southeast of the . The island has unique beautiful natural areas. One of the most attractive sights in is the magnificent location Mills, a large valley with rich springs, streams, waterfalls, lakes, stone bridges and traditional watermills, amid lush vegetation of plane trees and Mediterranean plants.

Ionian Islands

Latitude of center
38.5° or 38° 30′ north
Longitude of center
20.5° or 20° 30′ east
Population
213,000
Geo­Names ID
261774
Wiki­data ID
Q170295
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Yue Chinese—“Ionian Islands” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Ishujt e Jonit”
  • Arabic: “الجزر الأيونية”
  • Arabic: “الجزر الأيونيه”
  • Armenian: “Հոնիական կղզիներ”
  • Asturian: “Islles Xóniques”
  • Azerbaijani: “İon adaları”
  • Basque: “Joniako Uharteak”
  • Belarusian: “Іанійскія астравы”
  • Belarusian: “Іанічныя астравы”
  • Belarusian: “Іянічныя астравы”
  • Bengali: “ইয়নিয়ান দ্বীপপুঞ্জ”
  • Breton: “Inizi Ionian”
  • Bulgarian: “Йонийски острови”
  • Bulgarian: “Йонийските острови”
  • Catalan: “Heptanès”
  • Catalan: “illes Jòniques”
  • Catalan: “Illes Jòniques”
  • Cebuano: “Ionian Islands”
  • Chechen: “Ионийн гӀайренаш”
  • Chinese: “伊奥尼亚群岛”
  • Chinese: “伊奥尼亚群岛大区”
  • Chinese: “伊奧尼亞群島”
  • Chinese: “愛奧尼亞群島”
  • Croatian: “Jonski otoci”
  • Czech: “Iónské ostrovy”
  • Czech: “Jónské ostrovy”
  • Danish: “De Joniske Øer”
  • Danish: “Ioniske Øer”
  • Dutch: “Ionische Eilanden”
  • Esperanto: “Ioniaj insuloj”
  • Estonian: “Joonia saared”
  • Faroese: “Jónaoyggjar”
  • Finnish: “Joonian saaret”
  • Finnish: “Jooniansaaret”
  • French: “Iles Ioniennes”
  • French: “îles Ioniennes”
  • French: “Îles Ioniennes”
  • French: “Îles-Ioniennes”
  • Galician: “Illas Xónicas”
  • Georgian: “იონიის კუნძულები”
  • German: “Ionia Nisia”
  • German: “Ionische Insel”
  • German: “Ionische Inseln”
  • Greek: “Iónia Nisiá”
  • Greek: “Iónioi Nísoi”
  • Greek: “Επτάνησα”
  • Greek: “Ιόνια νησιά”
  • Greek: “Ιόνια Νησιά”
  • Greek: “Ιόνιοι Νήσοι”
  • Gujarati: “આયોનિયન આઇલેન્ડ્સ”
  • Hebrew: “האיים האיוניים”
  • Hebrew: “האיים היוניים”
  • Hindi: “आयोनियन आइलैंड्स”
  • Hungarian: “Jón-szigetek”
  • Icelandic: “Jónaeyjar”
  • Indonesian: “Kepulauan Ionia”
  • Irish: “na hOileáin Iónacha”
  • Italian: “Eptaneso”
  • Italian: “Isole Ioniche”
  • Italian: “Isole Ionie”
  • Italian: “Isole Jonie”
  • Japanese: “イオニア諸島”
  • Japanese: “ヘプタネソス”
  • Japanese: “ヘプタネソス諸島”
  • Javanese: “Kapuloan Ionia”
  • Kannada: “ಐಯೋನಿಯನ್ ದ್ವೀಪಗಳು”
  • Kazakh: “Ион аралдары”
  • Kirghiz: “Иония аралдары”
  • Korean: “이오니아 제도 주”
  • Korean: “이오니아 제도”
  • Latin: “Insulae Ioniae”
  • Latvian: “Jonijas salas”
  • Limburgan: “Inonische eilen”
  • Limburgan: “Ionische eilan”
  • Limburgan: “Ionische Eilen”
  • Limburgan: “Ionische eileng”
  • Lithuanian: “Jonijos salos”
  • Lombard: “Isul Ioni”
  • Macedonian: “Јонски Острови”
  • Malay: “Ionian Islands”
  • Marathi: “आयोएन आईसलँडस”
  • Mingrelian: “იონიაშ კოკეფი”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “De ioniske øyer”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “De joniske øyer”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Joniske øyene”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Joniske øyer”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Dei joniske øyane”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Eptanisa”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ionia nisia”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ionioi Nesoi”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Joniske øyar”
  • Norwegian: “Joniske øyer”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Illas Ionianas”
  • Persian: “جزایر ایونی”
  • Polish: “Wyspy Jońskie”
  • Portuguese: “Ilhas Iónias”
  • Portuguese: “Ilhas Iônias”
  • Portuguese: “Ilhas Iónicas”
  • Portuguese: “Ilhas Iônicas”
  • Portuguese: “Ilhas Jónias”
  • Portuguese: “Ilhas Jônias”
  • Portuguese: “Ilhas Jónicas”
  • Portuguese: “Ilhas jônicas”
  • Romanian: “Insulele Ionice”
  • Romanian: “Insulele Ioniene”
  • Russian: “Ионийские острова”
  • Russian: “Ионические острова”
  • Russian: “Острова Ионического моря”
  • Scots: “Ionian Islands”
  • Scots: “Ionie Islands”
  • Serbian: “Јонска острва”
  • Serbian: “Периферија Јонска острва”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Jonska ostrva”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Jonski otoci”
  • Sinhala: “අයනියන් දූපත්”
  • Slovak: “Iónske ostrovy”
  • Slovenian: “Jonski otoki”
  • Spanish: “Heptaneso”
  • Spanish: “Heptonesos”
  • Spanish: “Islas Jonicas”
  • Spanish: “Islas Jónicas”
  • Swedish: “Eptanisia”
  • Swedish: “Heptanisia”
  • Swedish: “Ionioi Nisoi”
  • Swedish: “Iónioi Nísoi”
  • Swedish: “Ioniska öarna”
  • Swedish: “Joniska öarna”
  • Tamil: “அயோனியத் தீவுகள்”
  • Telugu: “అయానియన్ దీవులు”
  • Thai: “Ionian Islands”
  • Thai: “หมู่เกาะไอโอเนียน”
  • Turkish: “İyon Adaları”
  • Turkish: “İyonya Adaları”
  • Turkish: “Yanya Adaları”
  • Ukrainian: “Іонічні острови”
  • Urdu: “ایونی جزائر”
  • Uzbek: “Ioni orollari”
  • Uzbek: “Ioni Orollari”
  • Venetian: “Isole Ionie”
  • Venetian: “Isole Jonie”
  • Venetian: “Ixołe Ionie”
  • Venetian: “Ixołe Jonie”
  • Venetian: “Ìxołe Jonie”
  • Venetian: “Ìzołe Jonie”
  • Vietnamese: “Heptanese”
  • Vietnamese: “quần đảo Ionia”
  • Vietnamese: “Quần đảo Ionia”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Islas Ionicas”
  • Welsh: “Ynysoedd Ionaidd”
  • Welsh: “Ynysoedd Ionia”
  • Welsh: “Ynysoedd Ioniaidd”
  • Welsh: “Yr Ynysoedd Ionaidd”
  • Western Armenian: “Յոնեական կղզիներ”
  • Western Armenian: “Յոնիական կղզիներ (Էփթանիսա)”
  • Western Panjabi: “آئیاونین جزیرے”
  • Wu Chinese: “伊奥尼亚群岛”
  • Yue Chinese: “愛奧尼亞群島”

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