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Gulf of CorinthGulf of Corinth
Gulf of Lepanto.
Shipping routes between the Greek commercial port Pireus to western Mediterranean and hemisphere ports pass along this gulf. A further crossing in the form of ferry links Aigio and Agios Nikolaos, towards the western part of the gulf.
- Length: 130 km
- Width: 8.4 to 32 km
- Max Depth 935 m
Geology
The gulf was created by the expansion of a tectonic rift due to the westward movement of the Anatolian Plate, and expands by 10 mm (0.39 in) per year. The surrounding faults can produce earthquakes up to magnitude 6.8, though they are relatively uncommon.
Nature
Cetaceans such as fin whales or dolphins are known to come into the Corinthian gulf occasionally.
Gulfs and bays
- Alkyonides Gulf, east
- Crissaean Gulf (Gulf of Crissa), north
- Bay of Antikyra, north
- Dombraina (Domvrena), north
- Strait of Rio, west
Islands
- Trizonia (the only inhabited), Alkyonides Islands (group of islets), Ambelos (islet), Fonias (islet), Prassoudi (islet)
Bridges
Cities and towns
The cities and towns that lie next to the gulf are:
- Nafpaktos (northwest)
- Sergoula Beach, no port, beach
- Glyfada, no port
- Spilia, no port
- Agios Nikolaos (north)
- Galaxidi (north), small port
- Itea (north), small port
- Kirra (north), no port
- Agios Vasileios, small port
- Porto Germeno (Aigosthena), east, small port, beaches
- Psatha, east, huge beach
- Alepochori, (southeast)
- Loutraki, no port
- Corinth (southeast)
- Kiato, (southeast)
- Xylokastro (south)
- Derveni
- Krathio (southwest), no port
- Diakopto (southwest), beach town
- Aigio (southwest)
- Patras (southeast), major port
- Longos (southwest)
- Selianitika (southwest)
- Akoli Beach (southwest)
- Kato Rodina (west southwest)
- Psathopyrgos (west)
Tributaries
Northern
Southern
- Volinaios River
- Selemnos River
- Creek E of Arachovitika and Drepano
- Selinounta River
- Vouraikos River
- River east of Diakopto
- Stygas River
- Zacholitikos River
- Asopus River (Corinthia)
- Sythas River - Xylokastro
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