Kerkyra

See Corfu. Kermadec (kér-ma-dek') Islands. A group of small islands in the South Pacific, about lat. 30° S., long. 178° W.: annexed by Great Britain in 1886. Ker (ker), John Bellenden. Born 1765 (?): died at Ramridge, Hampshire, June, 1842. An Eng lish botanist and man of fashion. He was the eldest son of John Gawler of Ramridge, and Caroline, daughter Kermanshah. See Kir man shah an .