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The Peloponnesos, seen from space
The Peloponnesos, seen from space

The Gulf of Corinth or the Corinthian Gulf is a deep inlet of the Ionian Sea separating the Peloponnese from western mainland Greece. The Ionian Sea is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea, south of the Adriatic Sea. The Peloponnese or Peloponnesus ( Greek: Πελοπόννησος Pelopónnisos; see also List of Greek place names) is a large Peninsula Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία It is bounded in the east by the Isthmus of Corinth which includes the shipping route of the Corinth Canal, and in the west by the Strait of Rion, which separates the Gulf of Corinth from the outer Gulf of Patras at Cape Drepano, where the narrowest point is crossed by the Rion-Antirio bridge. The Isthmus of Corinth is the narrow landbridge which connects the Peloponnese peninsula with the mainland of Greece, near the city of Corinth The Corinth Canal is a Canal that connects the Gulf of Corinth with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea. Patraikos gulfjpg|right|thumb|300px]] The Gulf of Patras ( Greek: Πατραϊκός Κόλπος Patraikós Kólpos) is a branch of the Ionian Sea The Gulf of Corinth is almost surrounded by the prefectures of Aetolia-Acarnania, Phocis in the north, Boeotia in the northeast, Attica in the east, Corinthia in the southeast and south and Achaea in the southwest. Aetolia-Acarnania, ( Greek: Αιτωλοακαρνανία, Aitoloakarnanía, also Aetoloacarnania and Etoloakarnania) is one Phocis ( Greek, Modern: Φωκίδα foˈkiða Ancient / Katharevousa: Φωκίς foˈkis is an ancient district and a modern prefecture Boeotia, Beotia, or Bœotia ( Greek: Βοιωτία - English biːˈoʊʃiə formerly Cadmeis was a region of Ancient Greece, north of the Attica (Αττική Attikí;) is a periphery (subdivision in Greece, containing Athens, the capital of Greece Corinthia (Greek Κορινθία Korinthía) is the area around the city of Corinth, located in the north-eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula Achaea (Αχαΐα Achaïa, axaˈia in Polytonic orthography) is an ancient province and a present prefecture of Greece, on the northern The gulf is one of the most seismic regions in Europe.

In medieval times, the gulf was known as the Gulf of Lepanto. Most of Greece was part of the Ottoman Empire from the 14th century until its declaration of independence in 1821. Here the third Battle of Lepanto was fought in 1571, destroying the Ottoman fleet. The Battle of Lepanto ( Greek: Ναύπακτος Naupaktos, pron The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish In 1772 another Turkish fleet was destroyed by the Russians at the entrance to the gulf. The town of Lepanto is now named Naupactus. Naupactus or Nafpaktos (Ναύπακτος rarely Έπαχτος Naupactus or Naupactos İnebahtı Italian Spanish and Portuguese Lepanto is the second largest town

The shipping routes between Athens and to the ports of the rest of the world including the Mediterranean ports pass along this gulf. Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Ferry routes link Aigio and Agios Nikolaos in the western part of the gulf.

Gulf of Corinth
Gulf of Corinth








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Geology of the gulf

The Gulf is being created by the expansion of a tectonic rift due to the westward movement of the Anatolian Plate, and expands by 10 mm per year [1]. In Geology, a rift is a place where the Earth 's crust and Lithosphere are being pulled apart and is an example of Extensional tectonics The surrounding faults can produce earthquakes up to magnitude 6. In Geology a fault, or fault line, is a planar rock fracture which shows evidence of relative movement 8 though are few and far between.

Gulfs and Bays

Cities and towns

The cities and towns that lie next to the gulf are:

Tributaries

Northern ebbing

southern ebbing

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Naupactus or Nafpaktos (Ναύπακτος rarely Έπαχτος Naupactus or Naupactos İnebahtı Italian Spanish and Portuguese Lepanto is the second largest town Historical population Other Sergoula Beach or Paralia Sergoulas has a one-seat elementary school two churches ( Agia Sofia and new Agia Marina Nearest places Panormos, northeast Tolofona, west Population Geography Galaxidi (Γαλαξίδι Ancient/ Katharevousa: -ον is a town and a municipality located in the southern part of the prefecture of Phocis. The International Technology Education Association (ITEA is an organization devoted to improving Technology education through the use of technology innovation design and Kirra (in Greek, Κίρρα) is a village in Phocis, central Greece. Agios Vasileios (Greek for Saint Basil) may also refer to the following villages in Greece Agios Vasileios Achaea Agios Vasileios Porto Germeno (Aegosthena or Aigosthena is a resort area located on the west side of Attica prefecture on the northeast coast of the Corinthian Gulf on the site of the ancient Aegosthena Loutraki (Greek Modern Λουτράκι Ancient/Katharevousa Λουτράκιον is a seaside town located 4 km NE of Corinth in the Prefecture of Corinthia Corinth, or Korinth ( Greek Κόρινθος ( is a city in Greece. Kiato (Greek Modern Κιάτο Ancient/ Katharevousa: -on is a seaside Town located in the northern part of the prefecture of Corinthia in the Peloponnese Xylokastro ( Greek: Modern Ξυλόκαστρο, Ancient Xylokastron, Ξυλόκαστρον Greek word meaning wooden castle is a city that Subdivisions Kalyvitis Kernitsa Lofos Municipal districts Aigio ( Greek: Modern Αίγιο Ancient/Katharevousa -on Latin: Aegium also Egio or Egion is a town in northeast Achaea Longos (Λόγγος older and uncommon form Loggos is a village located in the municipality of Sympoliteia in the northeastern part of the prefecture of Achaia Selianitika ( Σελιανίτικα) is a Greek coastal village located in northern Peloponnese 187 km west of Athens and nearly 30 Akoli is the name of several places Akoli Ghana Akoli Greece, a beach area in the northern part of the prefecture of There is also a tower named Psathopyrgos on the island of Ios, see Psathopyrgos (tower Psathopyrgos or Psathopirgos ( Greek: Ψαθόπυργος The Mornos River (Greek Potamos Mornou) is a river that flows in the Fokida and Aitoloakarnania prefectures in Greece. The first version of this article has been based in the text of of the published under GFDL. The first version of this article has been based in the text of of the published under GFDL. Arachovitika, Arahovitika or Arakhovitika ( Greek: Αραχωβίτικα fr Nearest places Zachloritika, northeast Mamoussia, southeast Pteri, west Mavriki, northwest Subdivisions Kalyvitis Kernitsa Lofos Municipal districts Xylokastro ( Greek: Modern Ξυλόκαστρο, Ancient Xylokastron, Ξυλόκαστρον Greek word meaning wooden castle is a city that
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