Ionian Sea
an elongated bay of the Mediterranean Sea, south of the Adriatic Sea, bounded by Southern Italy (Calabria, Sicily, Salento peninsula) to the west, southern Albania to the north, and the west coast of Greece to the east
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Summary
Ionian Sea is a marginal sea[1]. It draws 6,962 Wikipedia views per month (marginal sea category, ranking #5 of 27).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Greece[3], Italy[4], Albania[5]
- Instance of: drainage basin[6]
- Shares border with: Strofylia forest[7]
- Named after: Io[8]
- Inflows: Achelous River[9], Acheron[10], Allaro[11], Amendolea[12], Bradano[13], Neto River[14], Pavllë[15], Pineios[16], Simeto[17], Thyamis[18], Alfeios[19], Alli[20], Amusa[21], Anapo[22]
- Basin country: Albania[23], Italy[24], Greece[25]
- Part of: Mediterranean Sea[26]
- Commons category: Ionian Sea[27]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ionian Sea[28]
- Commons gallery: Ionian Sea[29]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[30], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[31], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[32], Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition[33], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[34], The New Student's Reference Work[35], Pauly–Wissowa[36]
- Native label: Ιόνιο Πέλαγος[37], Mare Ionio[38]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Ionian Sea include Strada statale 106 Jonica[39], a road[40], in Italy[41].
Why It Matters
Ionian Sea has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
Entities named for it include Strada statale 106 Jonica[39], a road[40], in Italy[41].