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Atokos
right|thumb|Atokos from the south in the shipping channel; Cliff Bay is to the right right|thumb|Atokos welcomes tidy visitors
Oxeia
thumb | right | alt=Oxeia Island, Echinades | Oxeia Island, Echinades Oxeia () is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. , it had no resident population. It is the chief island in the southern group (the Ouniades) of the Echinades, part of the Ionian Islands. Oxeia possesses the highest point in the Echinades, . It is situated near the mouth of the river Acheloos, off the coast of Aetolia-Acarnania. The island is around in length and its width is approximately . The Battle of Lepanto took place near the island in 1571.
Arkoudi
thumb|Arkoudi island Arkoudi (Greek: Αρκούδι, meaning bear) is a small Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is situated south of Lefkada, northeast of Ithaca and southwest of Meganisi. It is administered by the municipality of Ithaca. , it had no resident population.
Vromonas
thumb | 220x124px | right | alt= Vromonas is pictured as part of the Echinades Archipelagos, Greece | Vromonas is pictured as part of the Echinades Archipelagos, Greece Vromonas () is a Greek island in the Ionian Islands located east of the island of Ithaca. , it had no resident population.
Makri
island off Ithaca, Greece
Drakonera
thumb | 220x124px | right | alt= Echinades Archipelagos, Greece | Echinades Archipelagos, Greece Drakonera (Greek: Δρακονέρα) is an island of the Echinades, among the Ionian Islands group of Greece. Drakonera forms part of the northern group of the Echinades, which are called the Drakoneras after the island. The mainland with the Aetolia-Acarnania regional unit is to the north and east. Several islets surround the area. It is administered by the municipality of Ithaca. , it had no resident population.
Molos Gulf
Prováti
Provati (Greek: Προβάτι) is an island of the Echinades, among the Ionian Islands group of Greece. , it had no resident population.
Pontikos
thumb | right | alt=Echinades Archipelagos, Greece | Echinades Archipelagos, Greece Pontikos (Greek: Ποντικός) is an island of the Echinades, among the Ionian Islands group of Greece. , it had no resident population.
Karlonisi
Karlonisi () is an island of the Echinades (Drakoneres subgroup), among the Ionian Islands group of Greece. It has an average elevation of . It is administered by the municipality of Ithaca and is situated east of the island. , it had no resident population.
Praso
islet of Echinades island group, Ionian Sea, Greece
Strait of Ithaca
strait in Greece
Lazareto
islet near Ithaca island, Greece
Tsakalonisi
Tsakalonisi () is a small Greek island in the Ionian Sea, part of the Echinades archipelago. As of 2011, it had no resident population. It is situated 0.3 km west of Provati, 0.8 km southwest of Karlonisi, 1 km southeast of Drakonera, 4 km off the coast of Aetolia-Acarnania and 27 km east of Ithaca. It is administered by the municipality of Cephalonia.
Aegilips
Aegilips ( ) is an Ancient Greek name of an island in the Ionian Sea, near Ithaca. In Homer's Iliad, book II, Aegilips is part of Odysseus's kingdom. According to an attempt by the ancient geographer Strabo to localize it, Aigilips was on the Ionian island of Leucas, together with the places Neritos and Krokyleia also mentioned in the ship catalogue, while the grammarian Stephanos of Byzantium localized all three places on the Ionian island of Ithaca. Some researchers, including Wilhelm Dörpfeld estimate that Aegilips is present day island of Meganisi.