Ionian Sea

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arm of the Mediterranean Sea sea

The Ionian Sea is a deep, eastern arm of the Mediterranean Sea located between western Greece and southern Italy, known for its clear blue waters, numerous islands, and significant role in ancient and modern maritime routes.

Aliases (3)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	arm of the Mediterranean Sea → sea →
belongsTo	European seas → Greek Seas →
borders	Albania → Greece → Italy →
connectedBy	Strait of Otranto →
connectedTo	Adriatic Sea → Cretan Sea → Libyan Sea →
contains	Antipaxos → Calypso Deep → Corfu → Ionian Islands → Ithaca → Kefalonia → Lefkada → Paxos → Zakynthos →
deepestPointDepth	about 5267 meters →
hasClimate	Mediterranean climate →
hasCoastlineOn	Albanian Riviera → Greek mainland → Italian Peninsula →
hasDeepestPointIn	Mediterranean Sea →
hasMajorPort	Bari → Brindisi → Corfu (city) → Igoumenitsa → Patras → Taranto →
historicallyUsedBy	Byzantine navy → Roman navy → Venetian navy → ancient Greek sailors →
knownFor	clear blue waters → deep waters → maritime routes → numerous islands →
locatedBetween	southern Italy → western Greece →
locatedIn	eastern Mediterranean →
maximumDepth	over 5000 meters →
partOf	Mediterranean Sea →
surfaceWaterSalinity	about 38 PSU →
usedFor	ferry transport → fishing → international shipping → tourism →

Referenced by (103)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Antipaxos → Calypso Deep → Corfu → Frikes ("Ionian Sea region") → Heptanese → Ionian Islands → Ithaca, Greece → Kefalonia → Lefkada → Navagio Beach → Paxos → Zakynthos →	locatedIn
Albania → Apulia → Ithaca, Greece → Kefalonia → Laconia → Lefkada → Messina → Preveza regional unit → Southern Italy → Western Greece → Zakynthos →	hasCoastlineOn
Actium → Apulia → Catana → Corfu (city) → Patras → Preveza → Preveza regional unit → Tarentum →	locatedOn
Balkans → Bruttium → Duchy of Apulia and Calabria → Peloponnese → ancient Italy →	borderedBy
Calabria → Central Greece → Morea → Northern Greece →	bordersSea
Greece → Heptanese → Kingdom of Albania →	coastlineOn
Adriatic Sea → Aegean Sea → Libyan Sea →	connectedTo
Epirus → Lucania → Thesprotia regional unit →	hasCoastOn
Castellaneta → Locri Epizephyrii → Metapontum →	locatedNear
Battle of Actium → Battle of Calabria → Battle of Lepanto →	location
Antipaxos → Kalamata → Port of Igoumenitsa →	sea
Preveza regional unit → Southern Greece →	borders
Italian Peninsula → Western Greece →	bordersBodyOfWater
Strait of Kythira → Strait of Messina →	connects
Hellenic Arc → Hellenic subduction system →	extendsFrom
Battle of Navarino → Corfu incident →	hasLocation
Albanian Riviera → Catania →	locatedOnCoastOf
European seas → Gulf of Corinth →	partOf
Hellenic Arc →	adjacentTo
Basilicata →	coastOn
Strait of Otranto →	connectsBodyOfWater
Tyrrhenian Sea →	connectsTo
Eastern Mediterranean ("Ionian Sea (eastern part)") →	contains
Northern Greece →	containsBodyOfWater
Mediterranean Basin →	containsSea
Mediterranean Sea →	containsSubdivision
Apennines ("Ionian Sea basin") →	drainageDivideFor
valley of the Alfeios River →	drainageTo
Alfeios River →	flowsInto
Lefkada →	hasSea
Greek Seas →	includes
Igoumenitsa →	isCoastalCityOn
Rhegion →	locatedBetween
Libyan Sea →	locatedEastOf
Taranto Naval Base →	locatedOnBodyOfWater
Alfeios River →	mouthLocatedIn
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport →	near
Mount Etna →	nearBodyOfWater
Cassibile →	nearbyBodyOfWater
Corfu International Airport →	nearbyFeature
Isthmus of Corinth →	nearSea
Italian Coast Guard →	operatesIn
Naxos (Sicily) →	overlooks
Battle of Sybota →	place
Taranto Naval Base →	regionServed
Mediterranean Ridge region →	relatedTo
Sicily →	seaBorder
Tyrrhenian region →	seaConnection
Peloritani →	separates