Ionian Sea
Ionian Sea part of the Mediterranean Sea, S Europe, between Greece and S Italy. It is connected with the Adriatic Sea by the Strait of Otranto. The Gulf of Taranto and the Gulf of Corinth are its chief arms. The Ionian Islands lie in its eastern part. Kérkira and Pátrai (Greece) and Catania and Taranto (Italy) are the chief ports.
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Visit Southern Italy with A Sweet and Glorious Land: Revisiting the Ionian Sea
Newspaper article from: Italian Voice, The; 8/3/2000; 525 words
; ...and Glorious Land: Revisiting the Ionian Sea In the fall of 1897, Victorian writer...journey resulted in a book, By the Ionian Sea, which was published in 1901...AND GLORIOUS LAND: Revisiting the Ionian Sea. Keahey's goal is to compare...
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 "The Economist (US)")
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Dear George ... letter from Magna Graecia. (the ancient city of Crotone, Italy, first celebrated in the 19th century George Gissing novel 'By the Ionian Sea')(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 12/6/1997; 700+ words
; ...travels he wrote about in "By the Ionian Sea", George Gissing, a famous Victorian...promontory six miles (10km) down the Ionian coast where he was hoping to see...describe the colonies around the Ionian sea as Megale Hellas, a term Latinised...
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Small mesoscale features at a meandering upper-ocean front in the Western Ionian Sea (Mediterranean Sea): Vertical motion and potential vorticity analysis
Magazine article from: Journal of Physical Oceanography; 8/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...especially in oligotrophic seas like the Mediterranean. However...features along the Atlantic-Ionian stream (western Ionian Sea). The data were optimally interpolated...near a meander of the Atlantic-Ionian stream. This small cyclone is...
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By the Ionian Sea: Notes of a Ramble in Southern Italy.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Geographical; 5/1/2004; ; 584 words
; By the Ionian Sea: Notes of a Ramble in Southern Italy by George Gissing First published...prostitute with whom he was infatuated--and was forced to leave. By the Ionian Sea is the product of both Gissing's passion for the classical world and...
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 "Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)")
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We're making waves; Liam Creedon takes a tentative first trip under sail into the Ionian Sea ...(Features)
Newspaper article from: Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England); 7/15/2008; 700+ words
; ...over the normally calm waters of the Ionian Sea. A small group of us, none of whom...law you cannot sail in a force six sea - and this was only force five. Out...sailing and it felt terrific. The Ionian is home to countless private bays...
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Moderate earthquake shakes Ionian Sea island
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 1/7/2006; 201 words
; ...Worldstream 01-07-2006 Dateline: ATHENS, Greece A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.5 shook the Ionian Sea island of Cephallonia in western Greece, officials said Saturday. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage...
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Moderate earthquake shakes Ionian Sea holiday island; no injuries reported
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 6/22/2005; 195 words
; ...and occurred at 02:06 a.m. (2306GMT Tuesday), about 280 kilometers (175 miles) southwest of Athens, in the Ionian Sea. An earthquake of a magnitude between 2.5 and 3 is the smallest generally felt by people. A quake of magnitude 4...
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Strong quake rattles Ionian Sea holiday island; no injuries reported
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 10/18/2005; 214 words
; ...northwest of Athens. The second quake had an epicenter about 255 kilometers (158 miles) west of Athens, in the Ionian Sea and occurred at 6:26 p.m. (1526GMT), the Athens Geodynamic Institute. Copyright 2005, AP News All Rights Reserved
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ESCAPING CEPHALONIA: Swimming in Greece Most new mothers would take it easy on a Greek island holiday, but for Mary Loudon (left) the challenge of the Ionian Sea was irresistible
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 4/28/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...temperature. I swam in the sea, rivers, lakes, pools...of tumble turns. The Ionian Sea is a far cry from your...golden sand and azure seas. A journey of my own...Cephalonia. After midday, the sea chops up as if someone...In the afternoon, the Ionian lends itself naturally...
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Strong undersea quake shakes Ionian Sea island; no injuries or damages
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 1/31/2005; 204 words
; AP Worldstream 01-31-2005 Dateline: ATHENS, Greece A strong undersea earthquake shook the Ionian Sea island of Zakynthos early Monday but did not cause any damage or injuries. The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 and...
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Ionian Sea
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Ionian Sea part of the Mediterranean Sea, S Europe, between Greece and S Italy. It is connected with...Gulf of Taranto and the Gulf of Corinth are its chief arms. The Ionian Islands lie in its eastern part. Kérkira and Pá...
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Ionian Islands
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Ionian Islands , chain of islands (1991 pop...mi (2,310 sq km), W Greece, in the Ionian Sea, along the coasts of Epirus and the Peloponnesus...except Kérkira. In 1815 the Ionian Islands, known as the "United States of...
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Mediterranean Sea
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Bosporus; and with the Red Sea through the Suez Canal. Its...the Tyrrhenian, Adriatic, Ionian, and Aegean seas; its chief islands are Sicily...the Balearic Islands, and the Ionian Islands. Shallows (Adventure...Mediterranean into two main basins. The sea is of higher salinity than the...
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Aegean Sea
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
AEGEAN SEA Arm of the Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey. The Aegean Sea contains more than three thousand islands...the southern end of the Aegean, with the Ionian Sea to its west. Since the Aegean is the only...
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Tyrrhenian Sea
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Tyrrhenian Sea , Ital. Tirreno, part of the Mediterranean Sea, c.475 mi (760 km) long and...km) wide, between the Ligurian Sea, the Italian peninsula, Sicily...of Messina connects it with the Ionian Sea. The sea is named for the...
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