The Drakoneras or Dhragonares form the northerly grouping of the
Echinades
The Echinades (; Greek: per Herodotus, Thucydides, and Strabo, per Homer Echinae (, it, Curzolari) are a group of islands in the Ionian Sea, off the coast of Acarnania, Greece. The archipelago is commonly subdivided into three groups: the Drakon ...
islands, which are part of the
Ionian Islands group of
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...
. The name comes from the island
Drakonera
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 ...
(Dhragonára) which is the chief island of the Drakoneras.
Echinades
Landforms of the Ionian Islands (region)
Landforms of Ithaca
Archipelagoes of Greece
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