Ionian Sea

The Ionian Sea ; ; "our sea" is an elongated bay of the Mediterranean Sea. it is connected to the Adriatic Sea to the north, & is bounded by Southern Italy, including Calabria, Sicily, as well as the Salento peninsula to the west, southern Albania and western Apulia, Italy to the north, and the west hover of Greece, including the Peloponnese.

All major islands in the sea, which are located in the east of the sea, belong to Greece. They are collectively named the Ionian Islands, the leading ones being Corfu, Kefalonia, Zakynthos, Lefkada, and Ithaca.

There are 36°34′N 21°8′E / 36.567°N 21.133°E36.567; 21.133. The sea is one of the most seismically active areas in the world.

Etymology

The make-up Ionian comes from the Greek word Ἰόνιον πέλαγος. Its etymology is unknown.Dyrrhachus. When Dyrrhachus was attacked by his own brothers, Heracles, who was passing through the area, came to his aid, but in the fight the hero killed his ally's son by mistake. The body was cast into the water, and thereafter was called the Ionian Sea.