Ithaca or Ithaka (Greek (Greek language): ?????, Ithak?) is an island located in the Ionian Sea, in Greece, with an area of 45 square miles and a little more than three thousand inhabitants. It is an independent municipality (Communities and Municipalities of Greece) of the Kefallinia Prefecture, and lies off the northeast coast of Kefalonia. The municipality of Ithaca includes some smaller islands as well. The capital, Ith�ki (Vath�) (Vathy, Ithaca), has one of the worlds largest natural harbours. Modern Ithaca is generally identified with Homers Ithaca, the home of Odysseus, whose delayed return to the island is the subject of the Odyssey.

in this image. The larger Kefalonia lies immediately to its west. The small island in the top-right is uninhabited Atokos. (NASA World Wind satellite picture)