- Ionian Islands by Peyton Lowe
Chain of islands (1991 pop. 193,734), c.890 sq mi (2,310 sq km), W Greece, in the Ionian Sea, along...
- Kefallinia by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
... of Greece. Area, 752 sq km.Kefallinia is mainly limestone, which forms a plateau with steep-sloped short ridges. Maximum elevation, 1,628 m (Mt. Ainos). There are thickets of evergreen and deciduous shrubbery and smaili pine forests. Vineyards, orchards, and olive and tobacco plantations are located on the island. Argostolion is the principal city and port.
- Cephalonia by Fatima Clark
Or CephalleniaLargest of the Ionian Islands, western Greece. With Ithaca and smaller nearby...
- Ionian Islands by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
... (Ithaca), Levkas (Leucas), Kefallinia (Cephalonia), Zakinthos (Zante), and Kerkira (Corfu)—and many islets, separated from the mainland by a shallow sea and continuing the mountain chains of Greece, broken up by faults. The islands have frequent earthquakes. The sharply defined and precipitous shores create many excellent harbors. The islands are mountainous ...
- Kefallinía by Josue Garrett
Or Cephalonia., island (1991 pop. 29,392), c.300 sq mi (780 sq km), W Greece, the largest of the...