IONIAN SEA


Meaning of IONIAN SEA in English

Part of the Mediterranean Sea lying between Greece, Sicily, and Italy.

Though once considered part of the Adriatic Sea , to which it connects by the Strait of Otranto, it is now considered a separate body. The Mediterranean reaches its greatest depth (16,000 ft or 4,900 m) in the Ionian south of Greece. Along its eastern shore are the Ionian Islands .

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