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The Ionian Sea (Greek: , Greek pronunciation: i onio pe!a o"#, Ita!ian: $ar Ionio, Ita!ian pronunciation: %ar & n&o#, '!anian: )eti *on+, i" an e!onate- e%a.%ent o/ the $e-iterranean Sea, "outh o/ the '-riatic Sea0 It i" oun-e- . "outhern Ita!. inc!u-in 1a!aria,Sici!., an- the Sa!ento penin"u!a to the 2e"t, "outhern '!ania to the north, an- 2e"t coa"t o/Greece0

'!! %a&or i"!an-" in the "ea e!on to Greece0 The. are co!!ecti3e!. re/erre- to a" the IonianI"!an-", the %a&or one" ein 1or/u, 4ak.ntho", 5epha!onia, Ithaca, an- 6e/ka-a0 There are /err.route" et2een 7atra" an- Iou%enit"a, Greece, an- 8rin-i"i an- 'ncona, Ita!., that cro"" theea"t an- north o/ the Ionian Sea, an- /ro% 7iraeu" 2e"t2ar-0 1a!.p"o )eep, the -eepe"t point inthe $e-iterranean at 9,;=,;?@ /t+, i" !ocate- in the Ionian Sea, at AB?DF0>#;#The "ea i" one o/ the %o"t "ei"%ica!!. acti3e area" in the 2or!-0

The na%e Ionian co%e" /ro% Greek !anuae (+0 It" et.%o!o. i" unkno2n0A#'ncient Greek 2riter", e"pecia!!. 'e"ch.!u", !inke- it to the %.th o/ Io0 In 'ncient Greek the

a-&ecti3e Ionio" ( + 2a" u"e- a" an epithet /or the "ea ecau"e Io "2a% acro"" it0C# There2ere a!"o narrati3e" aout other epon.%ic !een-ar. /iure"H accor-in to one 3er"ion, Ioniu"2a" a "on o/ '-ria" (epon.%ic /or the '-riatic Sea+H accor-in to another, Ioniu" 2a" a "on o/).rrhachu", epon.%ic /or the ancient I!!.rian cit. o/ ).rrhachiu% (%o-ern )urr" in '!ania+0Jhen ).rrhachu" 2a" attacke- . hi" o2n rother", Kerac!e", 2ho 2a" pa""in throuh thearea, ca%e to hi" ai-, ut in the /iht the hero ki!!e- hi" a!!.L" "on . %i"take0 The corp"e 2a"ca"t into the "ea, 2hich therea/ter 2a" ca!!e- the Ionian Sea0 '!ternati3e!., it %a. -eri3e /ro%

'!anian "i%p!. %eanin Mour "eaM M-eti *onM0

Georaph.e-it#FNtente-it#The Internationa! K.-roraphic OraniPation -e/ine" the !i%it" o/ the Ionian Sea a" /o!!o2":#

On the Eorth0 ' !ine runnin /ro% the %outh o/ the 8utrinto Qi3er (ARBCCLE+ in '!ania, to 1ape5arao! in 1or/u (ARBCLE+, a!on the Eorth 1oa"t o/ 1or/u to 1ape 5epha!i (ARBCLE+ an- /ro%thence to 1ape Santa $aria -i 6euca in Ita!.0On the Fa"t0 ro% the %outh o/ the 8utrinto Qi3er in '!ania -o2n the coa"t o/ the %ain!an- to1ape $atapan0On the South0 ' !ine /ro% 1ape $atapan to 1ape 7a""ero, the Southern point o/ Sici!.0On the Je"t0 The Fa"t coa"t o/ Sici!. an- the Southea"t coa"t o/ Ita!. to 1ape Santa $aria -i6euca07!ace"e-it#

Ionian Sea in 1atanParo 6i-oro% "outh to north in the 2e"t, then north to "outh in the ea"t:

S.racu"e, port, J1atania, port, J$e""ina, port, JTaranto, port EKi%ara, "%a!! port, EFSaran-a, port an- a each, EF5erk.ra, port, FIou%enit"a, port, F7ara, "%a!! port, F7re3ePa, port, F

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'"tako", port, F'ro"to!i, "%a!! port, F7atra, port, F5.pari""ia, port, F7.!o", port, F$ethoni, "%a!! port an- a eachIonian I"!an-"Gu!/" an- "trait"e-it#Strait o/ $e""ina, JGu!/ o/ 1atania, JGu!/ o/ Taranto, EJGu!/ o/ Sui!!ace, EJ

'%racian Gu!/, FGu!/ o/ 7atra", connectin the Gu!/ o/ 1orinth, FSFGu!/ o/ 5.pari""ia, SF$e""enian Gu!/, SF6aconian Gu!/, FSF