Ionian Sea


Region Type Maps & Charts (if available, no international)
Europe, Greece, Italy, Mediterranean Sea Ionian Sea

Additional Notes Lat. Mare Ionium, part of the Mediterranean Sea, SE Europe, bet. W Greece and S Italy. Connected with the Adriatic Sea by the Strait of Otranto. The Gulf of Taranto and the Gulf of Corinth are its chief arms. The Ionian Isles lie in its eastern part. Kerkira and Patras (Greece) and Catania and Taranto (Italy) are the chief ports.

Sources

Robert A. McCaughey

Compiler

Peter Richards

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