Editing Lefkada (section)

==Geography==
[[File:LefkadaWW.jpg|thumb|left|The island of Lefkada in a NASA World Wind satellite picture.]]

Lefkada measures {{convert|35|km|0|abbr=off}} from north to south, and {{convert|15|km|0|abbr=off}} from east to west. The area of the island is about {{convert|302|km2|0|abbr=out}}, the area of the municipality (including the islands [[Kalamos (island)|Kalamos]], [[Kastos]] and several smaller islets) is {{convert|333.58|km2|2|abbr=on}}.<ref name="stat01">{{cite web|url=http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |publisher=National Statistical Service of Greece |title=Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation) |language=el |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |archive-date=2015-09-21 }}</ref> Its highest point is the mountain [[Stavrota]], at {{convert|1158|m|0|abbr=off}} [[above mean sea level|above sea level]],<ref name="oreiv">{{Cite web |url=http://www.oreivatein.com/oreivatein/page/mountains/e_mounts1_3.htm |title=Oreivatein.com |access-date=2012-02-21 |archive-date=2012-12-09 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121209044140/http://www.oreivatein.com/oreivatein/page/mountains/e_mounts1_3.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> situated in the middle of the island. The east coast section of the island has small [[resorts]] of [[Lygia, Lefkada|Lygia]], [[Nikiana]] and [[Perigiali]], all north of [[Nidri]], the largest resort on the island. It is set in a sheltered location with views across to [[Skorpios]] (formerly owned by [[Aristotle Onassis]]), [[Meganisi]] and other small islands, as well as the Greek mainland. The main coastal road from Lefkada to Vasiliki runs through the village, although a bypass has now been completed which skirts the village to the west. There are regular car ferries to [[Kefalonia]], [[Ithaca (island)|Ithaca]] and [[Meganisi|Meganissi]].

{{convert|20|km|0|abbr=off}} south of Nidri is the resort of [[Vasiliki (Lefkada), Greece|Vasiliki]], a [[windsurfing]] center. There are ferries to Kefalonia and Ithaca from Vasiliki. South of Vasiliki is Cape Lefkada, where [[Cephalus]] and the [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] female poet [[Sappho]] allegedly leapt to their death from the 30&nbsp;m high cliffs on two separate occasions.<ref>[[Strabo]] 10.2.20</ref>

The famous beach of [[Porto Katsiki]] is located on Lefkada's west coast. Lefkada was attached to mainland Greece (see below about Homer's Ithaca being Lefkada). The [[Corinth]]ians dug a trench in the 7th century BC on its isthmus.<ref>[[Strabo]] 10.452</ref>

The southernmost tip of the island is called '''Cape Dukato''', a name sometimes applied to the whole island.

===Climate===
[[File:Lefkada dromos eisodos.jpg|thumb|Sunrise in front of the road entrance of the city]]
[[File:20100726 Kalamitsi Beach Ionian Sea Lefkada island Greece.jpg|thumb|Megali Petra beach]]

The island has a typical [[Mediterranean climate]] with hot summers and cool winters, or ''Csa'' according to the [[Köppen climate classification]] system.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lefkada climate: weather by month, temperature, rain - Climates to Travel |url=https://www.climatestotravel.com/climate/greece/lefkada |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=www.climatestotravel.com}}</ref>