Kálamos (Greek: Κάλαμος, known in antiquity as Καρνος -
Karnos), is a mountainous island and a former
community in the
Ionian Islands,
Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality
Lefkada, of which it is a municipal unit. It lies east of Lefkada, near the Greek mainland. It has an overwintering population of around 500 people, which is swelled substantially in the summer by tourists. The name
Kalamos means
reed in
Greek. Its population was 496 at the 2011 census. The land area is , and its highest point is
above sea level.