Cephalonia

Cephalonia, anciently Same and Cephallenia, one of the Ionian islands, opposite the Gulf of Corinth. It is 30 miles long, and of a breadth varying from 20 miles in the south to about 3 in the part which lies parallel to Ithaca, from which it is separated by a strait of 4 miles across. The island is mountainous, and Monte Negro - so called from the pine forests which clothe it - has a height of 5,300 feet. The productions are currants and olive oil. The grape-vine has of late been largely cultivated, and there is a growing wine trade. Some cotton is also produced upon the low-lying grounds.