Gulf of Taranto
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Gallipoli, Crotone |
The Gulf of Taranto (
.The Gulf of Taranto is almost square, 140 km (87 mi) long and wide, making it the largest gulf in Italy, and it is delimited by the capes
Agri
.
The main cities on the gulf are
were founded on the Gulf of Taranto.Italy claims the whole gulf as national waters, thus closed to international traffic. This position, which is similar to that of Libya on the Gulf of Sidra, is not recognized by some other countries, such as the United States and the United Kingdom.[1]
References
- ISBN 9780714680545.
