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Periphery:	Ionian Islands
Capital:	Lefkada
Area:	325 km² Ranked 51st The peripheries (περιφέρειες) are the subnational subdivisions of Greece. ... The Ionian Islands (Greek: Ionia Nisia, Ιόνια Νησιά; Ancient Greek: Ionioi Nisoi, Ιόνιοι Νήσοι) are a group of islands in Greece. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...
Inhabitants:	22,536 (2001) Ranked 51st Following is a list of Greek prefectures ordered by number of inhabitants. ...
Pop. density:	69.34 inh./km²
ISO 3166-2:	GR-26
Car designation	EY (Lefkada Λευκάδα)
Number of municipalities	6
Number of independent communes	2
Area codes in Greece:	11+30+26450 (north) 11+30+26460 (south)
Name of inhabitants	Lefkaditi
Postal code:	310 (expect for the city and Nidri)
Website:	Homepage of Lefkada
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Municipality
Postal code:	311 00
Code for the municipalities	36xx
Municipal code:	3606
Address of administration (city)	Angelou Sikelianou and Valaoritou Sts, Lefkada 311 00
Website:	http://www.lefkas-city.gr

Lefkada, or Lefkas (Greek: Modern: Λευκάδα, Ancient/Katharevousa: -as) is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea, connected to the mainland by a long causeway and floating bridge, as well as the island's capital city. The city of Lefkada, or Lefkas Town, is at the north of the island, approximately 20 minutes by automobile away from Preveza Airport. Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. ... ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard. ... This is an alphabetical list by town of dialing codes in Greece. ... File links The following pages link to this file: Lefkada Categories: GFDL images ... Ancient Greek refers to the stage in the history of the Greek language corresponding to Classical Antiquity, which normally applies on two ancient periods of Greek history: Archaic and Classic Greece. ... The Ionian Sea. ... In modern usage, a causeway is a road elevated by a bank, usually across a broad body of water or wetland. ... A pontoon bridge Pontoon bridges are floating bridges supported by floating pontoons with sufficient buoyancy to support the bridge and dynamic loads. ... A small variety of cars, the most popular kind of automobile. ...

Lefkada Town(population: ca. 10,000), has a pedestrianised main street, a marina, and bus access to Athens. A pedestrian street is a street where pedestrian traffic is given partial or total priority over all other kinds of traffic. ... Main Street, Kingstree, South Carolina Main street is the generic name (and sometimes the official name) of the business street of a small town in the United States and Canada. ... For other uses of this word, see Marina (disambiguation). ... TheBus, established by Mayor Frank Fasi, is Honolulus only public transit system. ... The Acropolis in central Athens, one of the most important landmarks in world history. ...

The east coast section of the island has small resorts of Lefkada, Nikiana and Perigiali, all north of the largest resort on the island - Nidri. It is set in a sheltered location with views across to Skorpios - owned by Aristotle Onassis, Meganissi and other small islands, as well as the Greek mainland. The main coastal road from Lefkada to Vasiliki runs through the town, although a bypass is being built. There are regular car ferries to Kefalonia, Ithaca and Meganissi. A coastal image featured on a United States postal stamp. ... A resort is a place for holidaying or vacationing. ... Skorpios is an island in the Ionian Sea off the western coast of Greece. ... Aristotle Onassis Aristotle Onassis (Αριστοτέλης Ωνάσης) (January 15, 1900 – March 15, 1975) was the most famous Greek shipping magnate of the 20th century. ... Kefalonia also known as Cephalonia, Kefallinia, or Cefalonia (Ancient Greek: Κεφαλλήνια Modern Greek: Κεφαλλονιά), is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece. ... For other places named Ithaca, see Ithaca (disambiguation). ...

20km south of Nidri is the resort of Vasiliki - a windsurfing center. There are ferries here to Kefalonia and Ithaca. Windsurfing in Essex, England Windsurfing (also called boardsailing) is a sport involving travel over water on a small 2-4. ...

South of Vasiliki is Cape Lefkatas, where renowned Greek female poet Sappho allegedly leapt to her death from the 100 foot (30m) high cliffs. There are spectacular views across to Ithaca and Kefalonia, however the 16km (10 mile) unpaved road is enough to put off all but the most determined. Poets are authors of poems, or of other forms of poetry such as dramatic verse. ... Ancient Greek bust of Sappho the Eresian. ...

The West coast, facing the great expanse of the Mediterranean, has the hyped beach of Porto Katsiki. To the North, there are numerous beaches, with pale golden sand and powerful waves - a sharp contrast to the more popular East Coast. The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ... Porto Katsiki is a remote beach located on the south-western coast of the Ionian island of Lefkada. ...

Folklore has it that once upon a time, thousands of years ago, Lefkada was attached to mainland Greece. Some say the Leleges, its first inhabitants, tramsformed into an island, others that the Corinthians dug a trench in its isthmus. The Leleges were one of the aboriginal peoples of Greece, the Aegean and southwest Anatolia (compare Pelasgians), who were found there when the Indo-European Hellenes arrived. ... Temple of Apollo at Corinth Corinth, or Korinth (Κόρινθος) is a Greek city, on the Isthmus of Corinth, the original isthmus, the narrow stretch of land that joins the Peloponnesus to the mainland of Greece. ...

On August 14, 2003, the island was rocked by a powerful earthquake, measuring 6.4 on the Richter Scale, 30km (20m) off the west coast. There were some reports of minor injuries and damage. Roads were cut off by mudslides, especially the road linking the southern part of Lefkada. About a thousand vehicles left the island. The quake was felt in nearby Corfu, Kefalonia, and as far away as Athens. August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Global earthquake epicenters, 1963–1998 An earthquake is a trembling or a shaking movement of the Earths surface. ... The Richter magnitude test scale (or more correctly local magnitude ML scale) assigns a single number to quantify the size of an earthquake. ... (This article is about the Greek island known in English as Corfu. ... Kefalonia also known as Cephalonia, Kefallinia, or Cefalonia (Ancient Greek: Κεφαλλήνια Modern Greek: Κεφαλλονιά), is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece. ... The Acropolis in central Athens, one of the most important landmarks in world history. ...

Climate

Its climate for much of the island has hot summers and cool winters expecially in the mountains.

Transportation

• Greece Interstate 42
• Two other roads

Municipalities

The municipalities excludes the two independent communes of Kalamos (code 3603) and Kastos (code 3605), its postal codes are 310 81. Kalamos, known in antiquity as Karnos (ΚΑΡΝΟΣ), is a mountainous Greek island in the Ionian Sea. ...

Notable persons

(in chronological order)

• Aristotelis Valaoritis (1824 - 1879)
• Dimitrios Golemis, a historic Greek athlete
• Angelos Sikelianos (March 28, 1884 in Lefkada - June 19, 1951 in (Athens)

1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Dimitrios Golemis was a Greek athlete. ... March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (88th in Leap years). ... 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ... June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... The Acropolis in central Athens, one of the most important landmarks in world history. ...

See also

• List of communities of Lefkada

This is a list of communities of Lefkada, Greece. ...

External links:

(in Greek and English)

• http://www.lefkada.com
• E-lefkas
• Lefkada island guide
• Homepage of the city of Lefkas (in Greek)
• Lefkas (Geocities)
• greek-islands.net on Lefkada
• Lefkada
• Lefkada homepage
• [http:/www.greekisland.co.uk/lefkas/lefkas.htm/ Lefkas Island]
• http://www.lefkada.net
• http://www.lefkas.net
• Lefkada city
• Information on Lefkada
• http://hellas.teipir.gr/prefectures/english/Lefkada/Lefkadas.htm
• Monuments of Lefkada
• http://www.visit-ionianislands.com/s_lefkada.htm (in Greek)
• The Archaeological Museum of Lefkada (in Greek)