The Saronic Gulf A gulf is a large bay that is an arm of an ocean or sea. For example, the Gulf of Mexico is the 10th largest body of water in the world (Greek Greek , an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, is the language of the Greeks. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. In its ancient form, it is the language of classical ancient Greek literature and the New Testament of: Σαρωνικός κόλπος, Saronikós kólpos) or Gulf of Aegina Aegina (Greek: Αίγινα ) is one of the Saronic Islands of Greece in the Saronic Gulf, 17 miles (27 km) from Athens. Tradition derives the name from Aegina, the mother of Aeacus, who was born in and ruled the island. During ancient times, Aegina was a rival to Athens, the great sea power of the era in Greece Greece (English: /ˈɡriːs/ ; Greek: Ελλάδα, Elláda, IPA: /eˈlaða/ ( listen); Ancient Greek: Ἑλλάς, Hellás, IPA: /helːás/), also known as Hellas and officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία, Ellīnikī́ Dīmokratía, IPA: /eliniˈci ðimokraˈtia/), is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on forms part of the Aegean Sea The Aegean Sea (Greek: Αιγαίο Πέλαγος, Egeo Pelagos /eˈʝeo ˈpelaɣos/ ; Turkish: Ege Denizi) is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea located between the southern Balkan and Anatolian peninsulas, i.e., between the mainlands of Greece and Turkey respectively. In the north, it is connected to the Marmara Sea and Black Sea and defines the eastern side of the 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. The word "isthmus" comes from the Ancient Greek word for "neck" and refers to the narrowness of the land. To the west of the Isthmus is the Gulf of Corinth, to the east the Saronic. It is the eastern terminus of the 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 Peloponnesian peninsula from the Greek mainland, thus effectively making the former an island. The canal is 6.3 kilometres (3.9 mi) in length and was built between 1881 and 1893, which cuts across the isthmus. Islands that are lined in the middle of the Gulf are Aegina Aegina (Greek: Αίγινα ) is one of the Saronic Islands of Greece in the Saronic Gulf, 17 miles (27 km) from Athens. Tradition derives the name from Aegina, the mother of Aeacus, who was born in and ruled the island. During ancient times, Aegina was a rival to Athens, the great sea power of the era, Salamis, and Poros Poros is a small Greek island-pair in the southern part of the Saronic Gulf, at a distance about 58 km (31 nautical miles) south from Piraeus and separated from the Peloponnese by a 200-metre wide sea channel, with the town of Galatas on the mainland across the strait. Its surface is about 31 square kilometres (12 square miles) and it has 4,117 along with smaller islands of Patroklou and Vleves. The port of Piraeus Piraeus is a municipality in the periphery of Attica, Greece and within Athens urban area, located 12 km southwest of its center, Athens' port, lies on the northeastern edge of the gulf. The site of the former Ellinikon International Airport is also in the northeast. Beaches are lined up to much of its coast from Poros Poros is a small Greek island-pair in the southern part of the Saronic Gulf, at a distance about 58 km (31 nautical miles) south from Piraeus and separated from the Peloponnese by a 200-metre wide sea channel, with the town of Galatas on the mainland across the strait. Its surface is about 31 square kilometres (12 square miles) and it has 4,117 to Epidaurus Epidaurus was a small city (polis) in ancient Greece, at the Saronic Gulf. The modern town Epidavros (Επίδαυρος), part of the prefecture of Argolis, was built near the ancient site, Galataki to Kineta and from Megara Megara is an ancient city (pop. 23,032 in 2001) in Attica, Greece. It lies in the northern section of the Isthmus of Corinth opposite the island of Salamis, which belonged to Megara in archaic times, before being taken by Athens. Megara was one of the four districts of Attica, embodied in the four mythic sons of King Pandion II, of whom Nisos was to Eleusis Eleusina is an Athenian suburb and municipality about 18 km NW from the centre of Athens. It is located near the northernmost end of the Saronic Gulf and is the seat of administration of West Attica Prefecture. It is best known for having been the site of the Eleusinian Mysteries, the most famous religious center of ancient Greece. It was also the and from Piraeus down to Anavyssos. Athens' urban area surrounds the northern and the eastern coasts of this gulf.
Bays in the gulf include Phaleron Bay, Elefsina Bay to the north and Kechries Bay in the northwest.
The volcanoes of Methana Methana , can refer to a town, a municipality, a volcano (the Methana Volcano), and a peninsula located in the Piraeus Prefecture, in Greece in the eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula, in the district of Loutropolis Methana (Λουτρόπολη fr. λουτρό loutros spring + πόλη poli city). The town (pop. 1,148 in 2001) is located is to the southwest along with Kromyonia at the Isthmus of Corinth, Aegina and Poros. Methana is also the youngest, active volcano center and the northwestern end of the cycladic arch of active volcanoes like Milos island, Santorini island and Nisyros island. The last eruption took place in a submarine volcano north of Methana in the 17th century.
The gulf has refineries around the northern part of the gulf including east of Corinth and west of Agioi Theodoroi, Eleusis, Aspropyrgos, Skaramangas and Keratsini, mainly in the northern part and the most refineries around gulfs in Greece and production. The ships cross these routes. The total production are one of the highest in Greece. Most of the oils are mainly exported. The route cross the strait between Salamis and Perama. These refineries are Athens' main oil production and the rest of Greece.
The origin of the name comes from the mythological The term mythology can refer to either the study of myths, or to a body of myths. For example, comparative mythology is the study of connections between myths from different cultures, whereas Greek mythology is the body of myths from ancient Greece. The term "myth" is often used colloquially to refer to a false story, but academic use of king Saron who drowned at the Psifaei lake (modern Psifta). The Saronic Gulf was a string of six entrances to the Underworld Underworld is a region in some religions and in mythologies which is thought to be under the surface of the earth. It could be a place where the souls of the recently departed go, and, in some traditions, it is identified with Hell. In other traditions, however, such as animistic traditions, it could be seen as the place where life appears to have, each guarded by a chthonic Chthonic designates, or pertains to, deities or spirits of the underworld, especially in relation to Greek religion enemy in the shapes of thieves and bandits.
The Battle of Salamis The Battle of Salamis , was a naval battle fought between an Alliance of Greek city-states and the Achaemenid Empire of Persia in September 480 BC in the straits between the mainland and Salamis, an island in the Saronic Gulf near Athens. It marked the high-point of the second Persian invasion of Greece which had begun in 480 BC changed the development of Europe until today.
Fault lines dominate especially in the northwestern part.
An earthquake on Monday January 4, 2005 rumbled the Saronic at the Richter scale of 4.9. The epicentre was at ?. It tremored Aegina Aegina (Greek: Αίγινα ) is one of the Saronic Islands of Greece in the Saronic Gulf, 17 miles (27 km) from Athens. Tradition derives the name from Aegina, the mother of Aeacus, who was born in and ruled the island. During ancient times, Aegina was a rival to Athens, the great sea power of the era and Nafplion Nafplion is a seaport town in the Peloponnese in Greece that has expanded up the hillsides near the north end of the Argolic Gulf. The town was the first capital of modern Greece, from 1829 to 1834. Nafplion is now the capital of the prefecture of Argolis and the province of Nafplion and went as far as Kalamata Kalamata is the second-largest city of the Peloponnese in southern Greece. The capital and chief port of the Messenia prefecture, it lies along the Nedon River at the head of the Messenian Gulf. Located near the ancient city of Pharai mentioned by Homer, it lies 238 km SW of Athens, about 60 km SE of Kyparissia and GR-9, about 120 km SSE of Pyrgos,. It occurred at 16:00 (UTC), 18:00 local time (BNST).
The port of Cenchreae used to situate here.
Tributaries
- Kechries Bay
- Saronic Bay Coast (basin)
- Lower Galataki Basin
- Upper Galataki Basin
- Examilia Basin
- Athikia Athikia is the seat of the municipality of Saronikos, located in the prefecture of Corinthia in Greece. Athikia has a population of approximately 2000 and is located 15 km South of the city of Corinth Basin
- Loutro Basin
- Megara Bay/Megara Gulf
- Cephissus Cephissus or Cephisus (Greek Κηφῑσός: Kēphîsos) is the name of several rivers in Greece River (Eleusis)
- Cephissus (Athenian plain) between Piraeus Piraeus is a municipality in the periphery of Attica, Greece and within Athens urban area, located 12 km southwest of its center and Phaliron.
Capes
- Cape Lomvardi - SW of Vouliagmeni
Coordinates A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on Earth to be specified in three coordinates, using mainly a spherical coordinate system: 37°40′57″N 23°36′00″E / 37.6825°N 23.6°E
Categories: Gulfs of Greece | Gulfs of the Mediterranean
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Adhek
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Hydra (Greek: , pronounced [ ipra], Arvanitika: N , Nidhra) is one of the Saronic Islands of Greece, settled in the Aegean Sea between the . Saronic Gulf. and the Argolic Gulf. It is separated from the peninsula by the narrowing ...
