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Corfu - Greece
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Corfu (ancient and modern Greek Κέρκυρα, Kérkyra,
Latin Corcyra; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is an
island of Greece, in the Ionian Sea. It lies off the coast of Albania, from
which it is separated by a strait varying in breadth from less than 2 to about
15 miles (3 to 25 km) including one near Albania near Butrint and a longer one
west of Thesprotia. The island is part of the Corfu Prefecture. The principal
town of the island is also named Corfu, or Kerkyra in Greek.
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Corfu has ferry services to the rest of Greece with Igoumenitsa and Gaios in the island of Paxoi and as far as Patras. There is also a small port in Lefkimmi. The coastline and its beaches is about 217 km which includes capes and points. The highest point is Pantokrator, the second is Stravoskiadi (849 m). It is linked by two highways, GR-24 in the west and GR-25 in the south. The airport is located some kilometres to the south. The runway is next to the ocean. This makes it harder for pilots to land their planes. The airport offers flights with Olympic Airlines (OA 600, 602 and 606) and Aegean Airlines (A3 402, 404 and 406). Corfu now also has a university named Ionian University. The city is covered with hills while the west is covered with hills. Capes and points include Agia Aikaterini, and Draptis to the north, Lefkimmi and Asprokavos to the southeast and Megachoro to the south. Another island is in the middle of Gouvia Bay which covers the eastern part of the island; it is called Ptychia. Campgrounds can be found in Palaiokastritsa, Agrillos, two in the northern part, Pyrgi, Gouvia and Messonghi.
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