to Cape Passero, the Southern point of Sicily. On the West. The East coast of Sicily and the Southeast coast of Italy to Cape Santa Maria di Leuca. Places From south to north in the west, then north to south in the east: Syracuse, port, W Catania, port, W Messina, port, W Taranto, port N Himara, small port, NE Saranda, port and a beach, NE Kerkyra, port, E Igoumenitsa, port, E Parga, small port, E Preveza, port, E Astakos, port, E Argostoli, port, E Patra, port, E Kyparissia, port, E Pylos, port, E Methoni, small port and a beach Ionian Islands Gulfs and straits Strait of Messina, W Gulf of Catania, W Gulf of Augusta, W Gulf of Taranto, NW Gulf of Squillace, NW Ambracian Gulf, E Gulf of Patras, connecting the Gulf of Corinth, ESE Gulf of Kyparissia, SE Messenian Gulf, SE Laconian Gulf, ESE Islands Corfu Kefalonia Ithaca Zakynthos Lefkada Paxi Kythira Islets Antikythera Antipaxi Arkoudi Atokos Kalamos Kastos Ksamil Islands Kravia Kythros Lazareto (Ithaca) Lazaretto (Corfu) Meganisi Navtilos Pontikonisi Proti Sphacteria Skorpios Sparti (Lefkada) Stillo Strofades Tongo Vido History The Sea was the location of the famous naval battle between Octavian and Marc Antony known as The Battle of Actium, a war fought in 31 BC, and is also famous for the hero from Ancient Greek mythology named Odysseus, who was from the island of Ithaca. See also Calypso Deep References External links The Ionian-Puglia Network of Ground Meteorological Stations (real-time weather observations) Seas of Italy Seas of Greece Seas of Albania Albania–Greece border Marginal seas of the Mediterranean European seas Landforms of Corfu (regional unit) Landforms of the Ionian Islands (region) Landforms of Thesprotia Landforms of Epirus (region) Landforms of Preveza (regional unit) Landforms of Aetolia-Acarnania Landforms of Western Greece Landforms of Cephalonia Landforms of Achaea Landforms of Messenia Landforms of Peloponnese (region) Geography of Southern Europe