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Length of Ionian Sea

Does anyone know the length of the Ionian Sea because I can't find it anywhere?

Northern Border of the Ionian Sea

In the Albanian coastal city of Vlore, there is a distinct location where the sea turns from the Adriatic to the Ionian. If you look at the satellite or topographical map, you can see where the mountain range starts that creates the deep Ionian coast. Should Vlore be added to the Places section? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Popcontest (talk • contribs) 14:46, 7 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Etymology of Ionian Sea

Various etymologies have been suggested for the name.

I suppose that:

The word is derivated by Aonians (or Aones), a people of ancient Greece which, originally, lived at Illyrian coasts and later, migreted to Boeotia (originally, Aonia).

Perhaps, Chaonians (or Chaones, a people lived in Epirus, in classic era (8th - 1st centuries B.C.), were their posterity.

The others etymologies (from Ionians or Io) has fewer probabilities.

--IonnKorr 17:02, 30 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Albanian translation.

While "Joné" might be translated as "ours" in Albanian, here it is used just as the name of the Sea. "Deti Jon" means just "Jon Sea".

Fixed76.20.226.239 (talk) 01:41, 28 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  "Deti jon" (Ionian sea) simply means "our sea" in the albanian language.--Durim Durimi (talk) 19:41, 23 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It's indeed can be backed by Latin name for Mediterran Sea which is "Mare Nostrum" which means "Our Sea" hence we can trace it's usage among albanians as "Deti Jon", I also think its impropper to apply Modern Albanian Phonetic rules to the term "Deti Jon" as "Deti Jonë", logicaly is incorrect since it's an ancient toponym. I strongly belive that "Ion" is correlated as "Jonë" in Albanian. Albanian language got another possessive adjective related to "Jonë" which is "Ynë" and we can trace Yn-Jon-Ion=Nostrum(Lat)=Our(En).--Pinjolli 12:43, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

The extent of Ionian sea

I believe that the extent of Ionian sea at North is higher than the one stated in the article. The north extent should be the Otranto Strait, also this is more credible, because in the article itself is stated that Himara is included in the Ionean sea which is below the Otranto Strait and much more higher than the line described in the article. And that's what they have taught us in the geography class at scool.--Caci99 (talk) 17:17, 2 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The article gives the extent as defined by the International Hydrographic Organization - it is not necessarily wrong, but other definitions could exist. If you have a source for another one, then we could quote that too. Bazonka (talk) 17:40, 2 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Origin of the name

Dear all,

Going by this edit, we've got two versions:

  1. Albanians call the Ionian sea, "deti ion" which literally means "our sea". It could also be that the name Ionian comes from Greek language.
  2. The name Ionian comes from Greek language (no mention of Albanian).

Which is correct? --Muzammil (talk) 05:17, 13 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think you checked the facts too carefully. The "two versions" you are speaking of, is really one version: the stable version I reverted to. The "other version" was added by an IP just today. The IP edit made it sound as if the Albanian name is the primary etymology of the sea, while the Greek name is just another possible version: It could also be that the name Ionian comes from Greek language.. That's not what the two reliable sources say. The two reliable sources say that the name of the sea derives from the Greek name "Ionian" and they make no mention of the Albanian name. The IP edit distorted the meaning of what the sources support. You can check this for yourself. Just read what the reliable sources say. I hope this helps. Dr. K. 05:35, 13 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you Dr.K. for the quick reply. --Muzammil (talk) 05:38, 13 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
@Muzammil: You are very welcome Muzammil. Glad to have been of help. Best regards. Dr. K. 05:46, 13 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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