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Ionian Islands |
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Ionian IslandsIsland group off the west coast of Greece; area 860 sq km/332 sq mi; population (1991) 191,000. A British protectorate from 1815 until their cession to Greece in 1864, they include Cephalonia (Greek Kefallonia); Corfu (Kérkyra), a Venetian possession (1386-1797); Cythera (Kithira); Ithaca (Ithaki), the traditional home of Odysseus; Lefkada; Paxos (Paxoí); and Zanté (Zakynthos). |
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