Laconian Gulf

Coordinates: 36°35′N 22°40′E / 36.583°N 22.667°E / 36.583; 22.667
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Laconian Gulf
Primary inflows
Mediterranean Sea
Basin countriesGreece
Max. length44 km (27 mi)
Max. width58 km (36 mi) (min)

The Laconian Gulf (Greek: Λακωνικός Κόλπος, romanizedLakonikos Kolpos), is a gulf in the south-eastern Peloponnese, in Greece

. It is the southernmost gulf in Greece and the largest in the Peloponnese.

In the shape of an inverted "U", it is approximately 58 km (36 mi) wide east to west, and 44 km (27 mi) long north to south. It is bounded to the west by the

Neapolis
.

36°35′N 22°40′E / 36.583°N 22.667°E / 36.583; 22.667