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The Gulf of Corinth or the Corinthian Gulf is a deep inlet of the Ionian Sea
Ionian Sea

The Ionian Sea is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea, south of the Adriatic Sea. It is bounded by southern Italy, including Calabria, Sicily and the Salento peninsula, to the west, by southwestern Albania, including Saranda and Himara, and a large number of Greek islands, including Corfu, Zante, Kephalonia, Ithaka, and Lefkas to the east....
 separating the Peloponnese
Peloponnese

The Peloponnese or Peloponnesus is a large peninsula and Regions of Greece in southern Greece, forming the part of the country south of the Gulf of Corinth....
 from western mainland Greece
Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkans. It has borders with Albania, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the north, and Turkey to the east....
. It is bounded in the east by the Isthmus of Corinth
Isthmus of Corinth

The Isthmus of Corinth is the narrow land bridge which connects the Peloponnese peninsula with the mainland of Greece, near the city of Corinth....
 which includes the shipping route of the Corinth Canal
Corinth Canal

The Corinth Canal is a canal that connects the Gulf of Corinth with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea. It cuts through the narrow Isthmus of Corinth and separates the Peloponnesus peninsula from the Greece mainland and therefore effectively making the former an island....
, and in the west by the Strait of Rion, which separates the Gulf of Corinth from the outer Gulf of Patras
Gulf of Patras

The Gulf of Patras is a branch of the Ionian Sea. On the east, it is closed by the Gulf of Corinth between capes Cape Rio and Antirrio, near the Rio-Antirio bridge....
 at Cape Drepano
Drepano

Drepano from the ancient name Drepanum may refer to:*Drepano, Argolida a place in the Argolida prefecture*Drepano, Achaia, village in the municipality of Rio, Achaia...
, where the narrowest point is crossed by the Rio-Antirio bridge
Rio-Antirio bridge

The Rio-Antirrio bridge , officially the Charilaos Trikoupis bridge after the statesman who first envisioned it, is a cable-stayed bridge crossing the Gulf of Corinth near Patras, linking the town of Rio, Greece on the Peloponnese to Antirrio on mainland Greece....
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The Gulf of Corinth or the Corinthian Gulf is a deep inlet of the Ionian Sea
Ionian Sea

The Ionian Sea is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea, south of the Adriatic Sea. It is bounded by southern Italy, including Calabria, Sicily and the Salento peninsula, to the west, by southwestern Albania, including Saranda and Himara, and a large number of Greek islands, including Corfu, Zante, Kephalonia, Ithaka, and Lefkas to the east....
 separating the Peloponnese
Peloponnese

The Peloponnese or Peloponnesus is a large peninsula and Regions of Greece in southern Greece, forming the part of the country south of the Gulf of Corinth....
 from western mainland Greece
Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkans. It has borders with Albania, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the north, and Turkey to the east....
. It is bounded in the east by the Isthmus of Corinth
Isthmus of Corinth

The Isthmus of Corinth is the narrow land bridge which connects the Peloponnese peninsula with the mainland of Greece, near the city of Corinth....
 which includes the shipping route of the Corinth Canal
Corinth Canal

The Corinth Canal is a canal that connects the Gulf of Corinth with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea. It cuts through the narrow Isthmus of Corinth and separates the Peloponnesus peninsula from the Greece mainland and therefore effectively making the former an island....
, and in the west by the Strait of Rion, which separates the Gulf of Corinth from the outer Gulf of Patras
Gulf of Patras

The Gulf of Patras is a branch of the Ionian Sea. On the east, it is closed by the Gulf of Corinth between capes Cape Rio and Antirrio, near the Rio-Antirio bridge....
 at Cape Drepano
Drepano

Drepano from the ancient name Drepanum may refer to:*Drepano, Argolida a place in the Argolida prefecture*Drepano, Achaia, village in the municipality of Rio, Achaia...
, where the narrowest point is crossed by the Rio-Antirio bridge
Rio-Antirio bridge

The Rio-Antirrio bridge , officially the Charilaos Trikoupis bridge after the statesman who first envisioned it, is a cable-stayed bridge crossing the Gulf of Corinth near Patras, linking the town of Rio, Greece on the Peloponnese to Antirrio on mainland Greece....
. The Gulf of Corinth is almost surrounded by the prefectures of Aetolia-Acarnania
Aetolia-Acarnania

Aetolia-Acarnania, is one of the prefectures of Greece. It is located in the western part of Greece; the prefecture is a combination of the regions Aetolia and Acarnania, and its capital for historical reasons is Mesolongi, with its biggest city and economic centre at Agrinion....
, Phocis
Phocis

Phocis is an ancient district and a modern Prefectures of Greece of Greece, located in Central Greece, stretching from the western mountainsides of Mount Parnassus on the east to the mountain range of Vardousia on the west, upon the Gulf of Corinth....
 in the north, Boeotia
Boeotia

Boeotia, Beotia, or B?otia , formerly Cadmeis, was a region of ancient Greece, north of the eastern part of the Gulf of Corinth. It was bounded on the south by Megaris and the Kithairon mountain range that forms a natural barrier with Attica, on the north by Opuntian Locris and the Euripus Strait at the Gulf of Euboea, and on the...
 in the northeast, Attica
Attica

Attica is a Peripheries of Greece in Greece, containing Athens, the capital of Greece. Attica is subdivided into the prefectures of Greece of Athens Prefecture, Piraeus Prefecture, East Attica and West Attica....
 in the east, Corinthia
Corinthia

Corinthia is the area around the city of Corinth, located in the north-eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. It is a Prefectures of Greece of Greece, part of the Peripheries of Greece of Peloponnese....
 in the southeast and south and Achaea
Achaea

Achaea is an ancient province and a present prefectures of Greece of Greece, on the northern coast of the Peloponnese, stretching from the mountain ranges of Erymanthus and Cyllene on the south to a narrow strip of fertile land on the north, bordering the Gulf of Corinth, into which the mountain Panachaicus projects....
 in the southwest. The gulf is one of the most seismically active regions in Europe.

In medieval times
Ottoman Greece

Most of Greece was part of the Ottoman Empire from the 14th century until its declaration of independence in 1821, a historical period also known as Tourkokratia ....
, the gulf was known as the Gulf of Lepanto. Here the third Battle of Lepanto
Battle of Lepanto (1571)

The Battle of Lepanto took place on 7 October 1571 when a galley fleet of the Holy League , a coalition of the Republic of Venice, the Pope , Spain , the Republic of Genoa, the Duchy of Savoy, the Knights Hospitaller and others, decisively defeated the main fleet of Ottoman Empire war galleys....
 was fought in 1571, destroying the Ottoman
Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman Empire , also known by its contemporaries as the Turkish Empire or Turkey , was an empire that lasted from 1299?1923. It was Treaty of Lausanne by the Republic of Turkey, which was officially proclaimed on October 29, 1923....
 fleet. 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

Naupactus or Nafpaktos , is the second largest town in the prefectures of Greece of Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece, situated on a bay on the north side of the straits of Lepanto....
.
Corinth Canal 2
The shipping routes between Athens
Athens

Athens , the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the List of cities by time of continuous habitation, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years....
 and to the ports of the rest of the world including the Mediterranean
Mediterranean Sea

The Mediterranean Sea is a sea or Ocean off the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Europe, on the south by Africa, and on the east by Asia....
 ports pass along this gulf. Ferry routes link Aigio and Agios Nikolaos in the western part of the gulf.

Dsc06226 Rio Antirio Bridge Monniaux
Gulf of Corinth
*Length: 130 km
  • Width: 8.4 to 32 km
  • Max Depth 935 m


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 . The surrounding faults
Geologic fault

In geology, a fault or fault line is a planar Fracture in rock in which the rock on one side of the fracture has moved with respect to the rock on the other side....
 can produce earthquakes up to magnitude 6.8 though are few and far between.

Gulfs and Bays


  • Crisaean Gulf, N
  • Dombraina (Domvrena), N
  • Strait of Rion W


Cities and towns


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

  • Nafpaktos (northwest)
  • Sergoula Beach
    Sergoula Beach

    Sergoula Beach or Paralia Sergoulas is a beach and a settlement near the city of Nafpaktos and Efpalio in Greece. It is situated in a mountainous and hilly coast....
    , no port, beach
  • Glyfada, no port
  • Spilia, no port
  • Agios Nikolaos (north)
  • Galaxidi
    Galaxidi

    Galaxidi , is a town and a municipality located in the southern part of the prefecture of Phocis. It has a small harbor which connects with the Crisaean Gulf north of Galaxidi....
     (north), small port
  • Itea
    Itea

    There are things that have the name Itea :*Itea , a genus of plants that includes Itea virginica, the scientific name of Virginia Sweetspire....
     (north), small port
  • Kirra
    Kirra, Phocis

    Kirra , is a village in Phocis, central Greece. It is part of the municipality of Itea, Greece. During antiquity its name was spelled 'Kirrha.' Alternate modern spellings include 'Cirrha' and 'Kirrha'....
     (north), no port
  • Agios Vasileios
    Agios Vasileios

    Agios Vasileios may also refer to the following villages in Greece:* Agios Vasileios, Achaea* Agios Vasileios, Corinthia...
    , small port
  • Porto Germeno (Aigosthena)
    Porto Germeno (Aigosthena)

    Porto Germeno 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 near Psatha and Agios Vassilios ,Greece....
    , east, small port, beaches
  • Psatha, east, huge beach
  • Alepochori, (southeast)
  • Loutraki
    Loutraki

    Loutraki is a seaside town located 4 km NE of Corinth in the Prefectures of Greece of Corinthia, Greece. Loutraki is the seat of the municipality Loutraki-Perachora....
    , no port
  • Corinth
    Corinth

    Corinth, or Korinth Corinth is now the capital of the Prefectures of Greece of Corinthia. The city is surrounded by the coastal townlets of Lechaio, Isthmia, Kechries, and the inland townlets of Examilia and the archaeological site....
     (southeast)
  • Kiato
    Kiato

    Kiato is a seaside town located in the northern part of the prefecture of Corinthia in the Peloponnese, Greece. Kiato is located in a sandy area which features lemon trees, orange trees, and other fruit-bearing trees....
    , (southeast)
  • Xylokastro
    Xylokastro

    Xylokastro is a city that is 40 km W of Corinth via Greece Interstate 8A, which is also E65. Its interchange is about 1.5 km W, west of the river....
     (south)
  • Derveni
    Derveni

    There are many places with the name Derveni....
  • Krathio (southwest), no port
  • Diakopto
    Diakopto

    Diakopto or Diakofto , older forms: Diakopton and Diakofto is a municipality in Achaea, Greece. Population app. 7,005 . The town of Diakopto is situated on the Gulf of Corinth, and at the lower end of the Vouraikos Gorge....
     (southwest), beach town
  • Aigio
    Aigio

    Aigio also, Egio or Egion is a town in northeast Achaea, Greece, that has a population of around 30,000, with quite a few squares, a bus terminal and a fountain downtown....
     (southwest)
  • Patra
    Patra

    Patra can refer to:* Patras, a port city in western Greece* Patra , a dish from Gujarat, India* Patra , a female Reggae artist* Patra , a true Indian superstar...
     (southeast), major port
  • Longos
    Longos, Greece

    Longos , older and uncommon form Loggos is a village located in the municipality of Sympoliteia in the northeastern part of the prefecture of Achaia in the Peloponnese....
     (southwest)
  • Selianitika (southwest)
  • Akoli
    Akoli

    Akoli is the name of several places:*Akoli, Ghana*Akoli, Greece, a beach area in the northern part of the prefecture of AchaiaIt is also the name of:...
     Beach (southwest)
  • Kato Rodina (west southwest)
  • Psathopyrgos
    Psathopyrgos

    There is also a tower named Psathopyrgos on the island of Ios, see Psathopyrgos Psathopyrgos or Psathopirgos is a touristic village located in the municipality of Rio in the northern part of the prefecture of Achaia and is the northernmost community in the Peloponnese....
     (west)


Tributaries


Northern ebbing

  • Mornos
    Mornos

    The Mornos is a river that flows in the Fokida and Aitoloakarnania prefectures in Greece. Its source is in the Mount Oeta mountains...
     River


southern ebbing

  • Volinaios
    Volinaios

    Volinaios or Volineos , also Drepaneiko is a river in the western part of the Achaia prefecture. It empties into the Gulf of Corinth....
     River
  • Selemnos
    Selemnos

    :el:S??e???? p?ta??? of the :el:????a Se??da published underGFDL.'Selemnos', Latin language and ancient form: 'Selemnus' , is a river in the northern part of the Achaia prefecture....
     River
  • creek E of Arachovitika
    Arachovitika

    Arachovitika, Arahovitika or Arakhovitika is a village located in the municipality of Rio in the northern part of the prefecture of Achaia, Greece....
     and Drepano
  • Selinounta
    Selinounta

    Selinounta or Selinous also with the i accented is a Greece village located about 35 km south of Aigio, west of Corinth and about 185 km west Athens, north-northwest of Kalavryta and about 60 km east of Patras....
     River
  • Vouraikos River
  • river east of Diakopto
    Diakopto

    Diakopto or Diakofto , older forms: Diakopton and Diakofto is a municipality in Achaea, Greece. Population app. 7,005 . The town of Diakopto is situated on the Gulf of Corinth, and at the lower end of the Vouraikos Gorge....
  • Stygas River
  • Zacholitikos River
  • Asopus River (Corinthia)
  • Sythas River - Xylokastro
    Xylokastro

    Xylokastro is a city that is 40 km W of Corinth via Greece Interstate 8A, which is also E65. Its interchange is about 1.5 km W, west of the river....


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