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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Ionian Sea

Summary

Ionian Sea is a marginal sea[1]. It draws 3,715 Wikipedia views per month (marginal_sea category, ranking #5 of 27).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ionian Sea is in the country of Greece[3].
  • Ionian Sea is in the country of Italy[4].
  • Ionian Sea is in the country of Albania[5].
  • Ionian Sea's instance of is recorded as marginal sea[6].
  • Ionian Sea's instance of is recorded as drainage basin[7].
  • Ionian Sea's shares border with is recorded as Strofylia forest[8].
  • Io is named after Ionian Sea[9].
  • Ionian Sea's inflows is recorded as Achelous River[10].
  • Ionian Sea's inflows is recorded as Acheron[11].
  • Ionian Sea's inflows is recorded as Allaro[12].
  • Ionian Sea's inflows is recorded as Amendolea[13].
  • Ionian Sea's inflows is recorded as Bradano[14].
  • Ionian Sea's inflows is recorded as Neto River[15].
  • Ionian Sea's inflows is recorded as Pavllë[16].
  • Ionian Sea's inflows is recorded as Pineios[17].
  • Ionian Sea's inflows is recorded as Simeto[18].
  • Ionian Sea's inflows is recorded as Thyamis[19].
  • Ionian Sea's inflows is recorded as Alfeios[20].
  • Ionian Sea's inflows is recorded as Alli[21].
  • Ionian Sea's inflows is recorded as Amusa[22].
  • Ionian Sea's inflows is recorded as Anapo[23].
  • Ionian Sea's inflows is recorded as Asinaro[24].
  • Ionian Sea's inflows is recorded as Bistricë[25].
  • Ionian Sea's inflows is recorded as Bonamico[26].
  • Ionian Sea's inflows is recorded as Calcinara[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Greece[3], a sovereign state[28], in Greece[29], founded in 1821[30]; Italy[4], a country[31], in Italy[32], founded in 1946[33]; and Albania[5], a sovereign state[34], in Albania[35], founded in 1912[36]. Ionian Sea is part of Mediterranean Sea[37].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include marginal sea[6] and drainage basin[7].

History and Context

Io is named after Ionian Sea[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Ionian Sea include Strada statale 106 Jonica[38], a road[39], in Italy[40].

Why It Matters

Ionian Sea draws 3,715 Wikipedia views per month (marginal_sea category, ranking #5 of 27).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

Entities named for it include Strada statale 106 Jonica[38], a road[39], in Italy[40].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [37] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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