Echinades (archipelago)

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The Echinades (Greek: αἱ Ἐχινάδες νῆσοι per Herodotus, Thucydides, and Strabo, per Homer Echinae (αἱ Ἐχῖναι νῆσοι, Italian: Curtzolari) are a group of islands in the Ionian Sea, off the coast of Acarnania, Greece. The archipelago is commonly subdivided into three groups: the Drakoneres in the north, the Modia in the middle and the Ouniades in the south. Administratively, the Echinades form part of two regional units: Ithaca and Cephalonia. Many of the islands are privately owned and periodically one comes up for sale. The Battle of the Echinades in 1427 and the Battle of Lepanto in 1571 were fought at or near the islands.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echinades
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Coordinates:   38°19'49"N   21°3'17"E
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