Zakynthos (also spelled Zakinthos; Greek: Ζάκυνθος Greek: [ˈzacinθos]; Italian: Zacinto Italian: [dzaˈtʃinto]) or Zante (English: /ˈzænti/, English: /ˈznt/, Italian: [ˈdzante]; Greek: Τζάντε Greek: [ˈdza(n)de]; from the Venetian form) is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the third largest of the Ionian Islands. Zakynthos is a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region, and its only municipality. It covers an area of and its coastline is roughly in length. The name, like all simi…