2006-12-20 14:05:14 · 6 answers · asked by Nicknick 1 in Travel ➔ Europe (Continental) ➔ Greece
Kefalonia, also known as Cephallenia, Cephallania, Cephallonia, Kefallinia, or Kefallonia, is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece. Location: 20°30' E, and between 38°12' and 38°18' N. The f in the name comes from the modern convention of transcribing the Greek character φ as an f. In Ancient Greek, where this character was pronounced as an aspirated p, it was normally transcribed as ph, which explains the older spellings of the name.
The island is named after the mythological figure Cephalus (Ciphalis), although some believe its name literally means "an island with a head", referring to the island's shape, because the name "Ciphalis" is derived from the Greek word for "head".
For more details about Kefalonia, please check the following link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kefalonia
2006-12-20 14:29:28 · answer #1 · answered by vakayil k 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Kefalonia, also known as Cephallonia, is the largest of Ionian Islands located in Western Greece.
2006-12-20 22:15:57 · answer #2 · answered by paloma 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cephalonia is one of the Seven Islands at the Ionian Sea (western part of Greece). The capital is Argostoli and this is where Kicky comes from! ;-)
2006-12-21 10:09:01 · answer #3 · answered by Kicky 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
kefalonia is in Greece.
2006-12-20 23:53:59 · answer #4 · answered by Albania 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its an insland in west greece, ionion sea
2006-12-21 07:37:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
its near corfu..in greece of course! at ionio pelagos...
2006-12-24 17:18:53 · answer #6 · answered by ursula!!! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋