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Corfu (island) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 39 40 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 39.6667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 019 45 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 19.7500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Settled by Corinthians; noted as site of first naval battle of Greek history ca. 664 BCE; when it sought help of Athens against Corinth, this was one of causes of Peloponnesian War; taken by Rome in 229 BCE; was Venetian 1386-1797, and British 1809-1864. |
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| Kérkira, Nísos (preferred,C,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Kérkyra (C,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Kerkyra (C,V)
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| Kerkira (C,V)
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| Korfu (C,O)
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| Corfu (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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............ | named used by the Venetians after 1386 |
| Corfou (C,O)
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| Kérkira island (C,O,display)
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| Kérkira (C,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Kérkyra, Nísos (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Korfoi (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Nísos Kérkira (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Nísos Kérkyra (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Κέρκυρα (NA,V,Greek,U)
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| Νήσος Κέρκυρα (NA,V,Greek,U)
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| Κέρκυρα, Νήσος (NA,V,Greek,U)
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| Corcyra (H,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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............ | ancient name |
| Corphu (H,V)
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| Korkyra (H,V)
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| Scheria (H,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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............ | name used by Homer, probably to refer to this island |
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Kérkira (regional division) (P) |
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Corfu (island) (P) |
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| island (preferred, C) |
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settled ca. 700 BC |
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