Ionian Islands
group of islands in the Ionian Sea
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Summary
Ionian Islands is an island group[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of island group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,513 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Greece[3]
- Country: Greece[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Ionian Sea[5]
- Instance of: traditional geographic divisions of Greece[6]
- Commons category: Ionian Islands[7]
- Located in time zone: UTC+02:00[8], UTC+03:00[9]
- Has part(s): Zakynthos[10], Corfu[11]
- Highest point: Mount Ainos[12]
- Official website: http://pin.gov.gr/[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ionian Islands[14]
- Population: 204,562[15]
- Described by source: Sytin Military Encyclopedia[16], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[19], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[20], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21], The New Student's Reference Work[22]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in the Ionian Islands[23]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in the Ionian Islands[24]
- Native label: Ιόνια Νήσια[25]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from the Ionian Islands (region)[26]
- Different from: Ionian Islands Region[27]
- Elevation above sea level: 1628 m[28]
- Area: 2307 km²[29]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of the Ionian Islands[30]
Why It Matters
Ionian Islands has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]