They are traditionally called the Heptanese, "the Seven Islands" (Greek: Heptanēsa), but the group includes many smaller islands as well as the seven principal ones. Most important inhabited: Corfu, Paxi, Antipaxi, Lefkada, Zakynthos, Cephalonia, Ithaki, Kastos.
Most important Ionian Islands: ZANTE (ZAKYNTHOS), ITHAKI, CORFU, CEPHALONIA, LEFKAS, PAXI, ANTIPAXI, ERIKOUSSA, MANDRAKI, MEGANISSI, KALAMOS, OTHONI, STROFADES, ELAFONISSOS, SAPIENTZA, as well the islands South of Peloponnese KYTHERA & ANTI-KYTHERA.
