ionian sea wikipedia - EAS
- See moreSee all on Wikipedia
The Ionian Sea is an elongated bay of the Mediterranean Sea. It is connected to the Adriatic Sea to the north, and is bounded by Southern Italy, including Calabria, Sicily, and the Salento peninsula to the west, southern Albania (and western Apulia, Italy) to the north, and the west coast of Greece, including
...
See moreThe name Ionian comes from the Greek word Ἰόνιον (πέλαγος). Its etymology is unknown. Ancient Greek writers, especially Aeschylus, linked it to the myth of Io. In ancient Greek the adjective Ionios (Ἰόνιος) was used as an
...
See moreThe Sea was the location of the famous naval battle between Octavian and Marc Antony known as The Battle of Actium, a war fought in 31 BC, and is
...
See moreExtent
The International Hydrographic Organization defines the limits of the Ionian Sea as follows:...
See moreWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license Related searches for ionian sea wikipedia