Country names often fade into the background of a map and eventually become fixed and obvious. But the truth is, they’re anything but. These names are often rooted in ancient riddles, happy accidents, ...

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A beautiful little Greek island is way off the tourist map and close to Italy. Othonoi is a small inhabited island in the Ionian Sea, located northwest of Corfu, and is the westernmost point of ...