3168 x 4752 px | 26,8 x 40,2 cm | 10,6 x 15,8 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
22. Juli 2011
Ort:
Kefalonia island, Ionian sea, Kipouria beach, Greece
Weitere Informationen:
The island of Cephalonia or Kefalonia also known as Kefallonia, Cephallonia, or Kefallinia Greek: Κεφαλονιά, Κεφαλλονιά; Italian: Cefalonia), is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece. It is also a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region, and the only municipality of the regional unit. The capital of Cephalonia is Argostoli. The size of the island is ca. 781 km2 (300 mi2), and the present population density is 55 people per km2 (140/mi2). The town of Argostoli has one-third of the island's inhabitants. Lixouri is the second major settlement, and the two towns together account for almost two-thirds of the prefecture's population. Cephalonia is in the heart of an earthquake zone, and dozens of minor or unrecorded tremors occur each year. In 1953, a massive earthquake almost destroyed all settlement on the island, leaving only Fiscardo in the north untouched. Among important natural features are the Melissani and the Drogarati caves.
