Echinades Islands

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The Echinades Islands are a small group of Greek islands in the Ionian Sea, near the mouth of the Acheloos River, known for their rugged terrain and largely uninhabited, natural landscapes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archipelago
island group
country Greece
hasAdministrativeRegion Ionian Islands
surface form: Region of Ionian Islands (for some islets)

Region of Western Greece (for some islets)
hasApproximateNumberOfIslands about 20
hasBiodiversityStatus important habitat for seabirds
hasCharacteristic largely uninhabited
natural landscapes
hasClimate Mediterranean climate
hasGeologicalOrigin alluvial deposits of the Acheloos River
hasHighestPointElevation less than 500 metres
hasHistoricalRegion Aetolia
surface form: Acarnania
hasLandUse mostly undeveloped
hasMainEconomicActivity extensive grazing (historically)
limited fishing
hasNearbyBodyOfWater Gulf of Corinth
Gulf of Patras
hasNearbyCity Astakos
Mesolongi
hasNotableIsland Daskalio (Echinades)
Drakonera
Kalogeroi (Echinades)
Kalogeroi (Echinades)
surface form: Kalogria (Echinades)

Kato Vasiliki islets
Katsouli
Kouneli
Kouneli
surface form: Kounelonisi

Makri
Modia
Oxeia
Peristerai
Petalas
Kalogeroi (Echinades)
surface form: Pontikonisi (Echinades)

Prasoudi
Provati
Sofia
Tsakalonisi
Vromonas
hasTerrain rugged
hasVegetation Mediterranean scrub
locatedIn Ionian Sea
Western Greece
locatedNear mouth of the Acheloos River
locatedOffCoastOf Aetolia-Acarnania
western mainland Greece
mentionedBy Strabo
Thucydides
mentionedInContextOf Peloponnesian War naval operations
partOf Ionian Islands
surface form: Ionian Islands (geographical region)

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Western Greece containsIsland Echinades Islands