What is Ionian Sea?
[[File:Ionian Sea map.png|300px|right|thumb]] The '''Ionian Sea''' is an arm of the [[Mediterranean Sea]], south of the [[Adriatic Sea]]. It is bordered by southern [[Italy]] including [[Calabria]], Sicily and the Salento peninsula to the west, and by southwestern [[Albania]]. Most of the islands are [[Greece|Greek]], including [[Corfu]], [[Zante]], [[Kephalonia]], [[Ithaka]], and [[Lefkas]] to the east. It is far from [[Ionia]]. The islands are usually called the Ionian Islands. The sea is one of the most [[seismically active]] areas in the world. There are ferry routes between Patras, Greece and Brindisi and Ancona, Italy, that cross the east and north of the Ionian Sea, and from Piraeus westward. {{List of seas}} {{authority control}} {{geo-stub}} [[Category:Mediterranean Sea]]