Venetian rule in the Ionian Islands da Màr" until Napoleon Bonaparte dissolved the Republic of Venice in 1797, annexing Corfu. The Ionian Islands are situated in the Ionian Sea, off the west coast of Greece. Cythera, the southernmost, is just off the southern tip of the Peloponnese and Corfu, the northernmost, is located at the entrance of the Adriatic Sea. In modern Greek, the period of Venetian rule over Greek territory is known as "Venetokratia" or "Enetokratia" ( or ) and literally means "rule of the Venetians". It is believed that the Venetian period on the Ionian Islands was agreeable, especially compared with the coinciding "Tourkokratia"
Islands of the Kimberley (Western Australia) Islands of the Kimberley (Western Australia) There are over 2,500 islands lying off the coast of the Kimberley region of Western Australia. The islands along the coast can be identified from the Western Australia - Northern Territory border in the east, to the northern most islands, north of Cape Londonderry, and west to just north of Broome. In 1971, 1972, 1973 a series of biological surveys were carried out. The list is in the order of visits in August 1971. A biological survey of 22 of the islands was conducted between December 2006 and December 2010 by the Department of