Gulf of Corinth

Coordinates: 38°12′N 22°30′E / 38.200°N 22.500°E / 38.200; 22.500
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Gulf of Corinth
Κορινθιακός Κόλπος (
Mediterranean)
Basin countriesGreece
Max. length130 km (81 mi)[1]
Max. width32 km (20 mi)
Min. width8.4 km (5.2 mi)
Surface area2,400 km2 (930 sq mi)
Max. depth935 m (3,068 ft)

The Gulf of Corinth or the Corinthian Gulf (

Rio–Antirrio bridge. The gulf is bordered by the large administrative divisions (regional units): Aetolia-Acarnania and Phocis in the north, Boeotia in the northeast, Attica in the east, Corinthia in the southeast and south and Achaea in the southwest. The gulf is in tectonic movement comparable to movement in parts of Iceland and Turkey
, growing by 10 mm (0.39 in) per year.

In the

Naupactus
).

Shipping routes between the Greek commercial port

Agios Nikolaos, towards the western part of the gulf.[2]

Geology

Main article: Gulf of Corinth basin
Gulf of Corinth as seen from the mountains near upper Ziria. To the right of the photo we can see the Trizonia island

The gulf was created by the expansion of a tectonic

faults can produce earthquakes up to magnitude around 6.5, though they are relatively uncommon. On June 15, 1995, an earthquake of magnitude 6.2 occurred near the city of Aigion. A large part of the northern margin of gulf is characterized by gentle gradients (between 10 and 20 degrees). The southern margin of the gulf is largely characterized by steep gradients (between 30 and 40 degrees).[4]

Nature

Striped dolphins jumping in the gulf

Cetaceans such as fin whales[5] or dolphins are known to enter the Corinthian gulf occasionally.[6]

Gulfs and bays

  • Alkyonides Gulf, east
  • Crissaean Gulf (Gulf of Crissa), north
  • Bay of Antikyra
    , north
  • Dombraina (Domvrena), north
  • Strait of Rion
    , west

Islands

Bridges

  • Rio–Antirrio bridge

Cities and towns

Gulf of Corinth from Acrocorinth

The main cities and towns that lie next to the gulf are, from the northwest clockwise, and grouped by regional unit:

Tributaries

Corinth Canal

All tributaries are listed west to east.

Northern

Southern

References

  1. ^ Thalassographica, Institute of Oceanographic and Fisheries Research, vol. 11-15, page 35, (1988)
  2. ^ "Greece's first electric ferry announced". Plugboats. 19 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Ambraseys, N.N. & Jackson, J.A. 1997. Seismicity and strain in the Gulf of Corinth (Greece) since 1694. Journal of earthquake engineering, 1, 433-474". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ Frostick, L & Steel, Ronald. (2009). Tectonic Signatures in Sedimentary Basin Fills: An Overview. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts. 31. 1-9.10.1002/9781444304053.ch1
  5. ^ nefarius03 (19 May 2013). "Fin Whale in the Gulf of Korinth". Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 13 April 2018 – via YouTube.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Keep Talking Greece. 2011. Trapped Whale in Greece (video) Archived 2017-11-22 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on November 6. 2014

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