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    Ionian Islands

    Επτάνησα

    The Ionian Islands (Modern Greek: Ιόνια νησιά, Ionia nisia; Ancient Greek, Katharevousa: Ἰόνιαι Νῆσοι, Ioniai Nēsoi) are a group of islands in the Ionian Sea, west of mainland Greece.

    The Old Fortress and the Old Town of Corfu - part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Ref. Number 978.
    The Old Fortress and the Old Town of Corfu - part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Ref. Number 978.

    Martin Falbisoner / CC BY-SA 4.0

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    2913 landforms

    Overview

    The Ionian Islands (Modern Greek: Ιόνια νησιά, Ionia nisia; Ancient Greek, Katharevousa: Ἰόνιαι Νῆσοι, Ioniai Nēsoi) are a group of islands in the Ionian Sea, west of mainland Greece. They are traditionally called the Heptanese ("Seven Islands"; Ἑπτάνησα, Heptanēsa or Ἑπτάνησος, Heptanēsos; Italian: Eptaneso), but the group includes many smaller islands in addition to the seven principal ones. As a distinct historic region, the collective of islands dates to the centuries-long Venetian rule, which kept them outside Ottoman control, and created a distinct cultural identity with many Italian influences. The Ionian Islands became part of the modern Greek state in 1864. Administratively today, they belong to the Ionian Islands Region except for Kythera, which belongs to the Attica Region.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands5
    • Minor islands62
    • Islets237
    • Rocks & skerries2,609

    Major islands

    5
    • Cephalonia

      Cephalonia

      Area
      780 km²
      High point
      1,628 m

      Kefalonia or Cephalonia (Greek: Κεφαλονιά [kefaloˈɲa]), formerly also known as Kefallinia or Kephallenia (Κεφαλληνία), is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece and the sixth-largest island in Greece after Crete, Euboea, Lesbos, Rhodes and Chios.

    • Corfu

      Corfu

      Area
      590 km²
      High point
      906 m

      Corfu ( kor-FOO, -⁠FEW, US also KOR-foo, -⁠few) or Kerkyra is one of the Ionian Islands in western Greece, and the northernmost island on Greece's west coast except for its satellite Diapontian Islands, which are also the westernmost point of all Greece.

    • Zakynthos

      Zakynthos

      Area
      406 km²
      High point
      756 m

      Zakynthos, also known as Zante, is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the third largest of the Ionian Islands, with an area of 405.55 km2 (156.6 sq mi), and a coastline 123 km (76 mi) in length. In Greek mythology, the island was said to be named after Zacynthus, the son of the legendary Arcadian chief Dardanus.

    • Lefkada

      Lefkada

      Area
      301 km²
      High point
      1,182 m

      Lefkada (Greek: Λευκάδα, Lefkáda, [lefˈkaða]), also known as Lefkas or Leukas (Ancient Greek and Katharevousa: Λευκάς, Leukás, modern pronunciation Lefkás) and Leucadia, is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea on the west coast of Greece, connected to the mainland by a long causeway and floating bridge.

    • Kythira

      Kythira

      Area
      277 km²
      High point
      505 m

      Kythira ( kih-THEER-ə, KITH-irr-ə; Greek: Κύθηρα [ˈciθira]), also transliterated as Cythera, Kythera and Kithira, is an island in Greece lying opposite the south-eastern tip of the Peloponnese peninsula. It is traditionally listed as one of the seven main Ionian Islands, although it is distant from the main group.

    Minor islands

    62

    Rocks & skerries

    2609

    On the chart above, at its closest zooms.

    Listing 67 of 2913; the rest are on the chart.

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level500 m1,000 m1,500 m2,000 m1,628 mCephalonia1,182 mLefkada906 mCorfu809 mIthaca756 mZakynthos745 mKalamos505 mKythira393 mOthonoi389 mOxeia365 mAntikythera330 mAtokos295 mMeganisi269 mElafonisos248 mPetalas
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.11101001,000Cephalonia: 780 km²CephaloniaCorfu: 590 km²CorfuZakynthos: 406 km²ZakynthosLefkada: 301 km²LefkadaKythira: 277 km²KythiraIthaca: 95.7 km²IthacaKalamos: 25 km²KalamosAntikythera: 20.5 km²AntikytheraPaxos: 20.4 km²PaxosMeganisi: 19.8 km²MeganisiElafonisos: 17.9 km²ElafonisosSchiza: 12 km²SchizaOthonoi: 10.6 km²OthonoiSapientza: 9.1 km²SapientzaKastos: 5.8 km²KastosPetalas: 5.4 km²PetalasAtokos: 4.5 km²AtokosArkoudi: 4.2 km²ArkoudiOxeia: 4.2 km²OxeiaEreikoussa: 3.6 km²EreikoussaAntipaxos: 3.6 km²AntipaxosSphacteria: 3.1 km²SphacteriaProti: 3 km²ProtiMathraki: 2.8 km²MathrakiDrakonera: 2.4 km²DrakoneraStamfani: 1.2 km²StamfaniProváti: 1.2 km²ProvátiVromonas: 0.99 km²VromonasMakri: 0.95 km²MakriVenetiko: 0.93 km²VenetikoSkorpios: 0.87 km²SkorpiosKythros: 0.75 km²KythrosSyvota: 0.75 km²SyvotaPontikos: 0.72 km²PontikosKarlonisi: 0.69 km²KarlonisiSparti: 0.54 km²SpartiAgios Nikolaos: 0.53 km²Agios NikolaosVido: 0.52 km²VidoSanta Marina: 0.51 km²Santa MarinaDragonera: 0.4 km²Dragonera
    km², log scale. 2 without a known area.
    Cephalonia780 km²
    Corfu590 km²
    Zakynthos406 km²
    Lefkada301 km²
    Kythira277 km²
    Ithaca95.7 km²
    Kalamos25 km²
    Antikythera20.5 km²
    Paxos20.4 km²
    Meganisi19.8 km²
    Elafonisos17.9 km²
    Schiza12 km²
    Othonoi10.6 km²
    Sapientza9.1 km²
    Kastos5.8 km²
    Petalas5.4 km²
    Atokos4.5 km²
    Arkoudi4.2 km²
    Oxeia4.2 km²
    Ereikoussa3.6 km²
    Antipaxos3.6 km²
    Sphacteria3.1 km²
    Proti Island3 km²
    Mathraki2.8 km²
    Drakonera2.4 km²
    Stamfani1.2 km²
    Prováti1.2 km²
    Vromonas0.99 km²
    Makri0.95 km²
    Venetiko0.93 km²
    Skorpios0.87 km²
    Kythros0.75 km²
    Syvota islet0.75 km²
    Pontikos0.72 km²
    Karlonisi0.69 km²
    Sparti0.54 km²
    Agios Nikolaos islet0.53 km²
    Vido0.52 km²
    Santa Marina0.51 km²
    Dragonera0.4 km²
    Makrykythra0.38 km²
    Lamprinos0.34 km²
    Pori0.32 km²
    Diaplo0.31 km²
    Chytra0.27 km²
    Modi0.26 km²
    Marathonisi0.24 km²
    Kalami0.23 km²
    Kalogiros0.23 km²
    Vardianoi0.21 km²
    Arpyia0.18 km²
    Agios Nikolaos0.18 km²
    Mourtemeno0.17 km²
    Pelouzo0.17 km²
    Andidhragonera0.17 km²
    Sofía0.16 km²
    Thilia0.14 km²
    Vouvalos0.13 km²
    Unnamed island0.12 km²
    Skorpidi0.12 km²
    Pistros0.11 km²
    Madouri0.11 km²
    Prasoudi0.11 km²
    Kaltsonisi0.11 km²
    Provati0.11 km²

    Groups within

    8

    Overlapping groups

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia

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