Laconia Peninsula. The Mani Peninsula is in the west region of Lakonia. The islands of Kythira and Antikythera lie to the south, but they administratively belong to the Attica regional unit of islands. The island, Elafonisos, situated between the Laconian mainland and Kythira, is part of Laconia. The Eurotas is the longest river in the prefecture. The valley of the Eurotas is predominantly an agricultural region that contains many citrus groves, olive groves, and pasture lands. It is the location of the largest orange production in the Peloponnese and probably in all of Greece. Lakonia, a brand of orange juice, is
RMS Laconia (1921) sinking of "Laconia". The sinking of the RMS Laconia was featured in the Animal Planet show, River Monsters, in an episode titled, "Killers from the Abyss." RMS Laconia (1921) The second RMS "Laconia" was a Cunard ocean liner, built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson as a successor of the 1911-1917 "Laconia". The new ship was launched on 9 April 1921, and made her maiden voyage on 25 May 1922 from Southampton to New York City. At the outbreak of World War II she was converted into an Armed Merchant Cruiser, and subsequently a troopship. Like her predecessor, sunk during