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Ιόνιος Κόλπος

English translation: Ionian Gulf

11:54 Dec 3, 2007
Greek to English translations [PRO]
Geography / Western Greece
Greek term or phrase: Ιόνιος Κόλπος
Hi,

This is actually from an Ancient Greek sentence, but I can't imagine that the place name is any different in Modern Greek:
"Epidamnus is on the right as one sails into the Ιόνιος Κόλπος)"

Many thanks,

Simon
SeiTT
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:39
English translation:Ionian Gulf
Explanation:
The eponym of the Ionian Sea (whose name was more often, particularly by Aeschylus, attributed to Io's voyage; previously the Ionian Gulf was thought to ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ionian_Sea - 29k
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hirselina
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2 +7Ionian Gulf
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4 +4Ionian Gulf
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Ionian Gulf


Explanation:
The eponym of the Ionian Sea (whose name was more often, particularly by Aeschylus, attributed to Io's voyage; previously the Ionian Gulf was thought to ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ionian_Sea - 29k

hirselina
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Ionian Gulf


Explanation:
Although it does seem to be more common as "Ionian Sea" ;-)

Mihailolja
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