Gulf of Patras
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Gulf of Patras from space, March 1994 |
The
Gulf of Patras (
Greek: Πατραϊκός Κόλπος
Patraikós Kólpos) is a branch of the
Ionian Sea. On the east, it is closed by the
Strait of Rion between capes
Rio and
Antirrio, near the
Rio-Antirio bridge. On the west, it is bounded by a line from
Oxeia island to
Cape Araxos. It is 40"50 km long, 10"20 km wide, and has an area of 350"400 km². The Port of
Patras lies to the southeast and is the only major port on the gulf. It serves ferries to
Ancona and
Brindisi in
Italy along with
Kefallonia.
Messolonghi also has a port. There are beaches in the south, the east and parts of the north. The old ports of Rio-Antirio lie east of the gulf. The gulf is rich in
fish.
The three battles called '
Battle of Lepanto' were fought in this gulf:
that of 1499,
that of 1500 and
that of 1571, though
Lepanto itself is in the
Gulf of Corinth.
The ship
Vivi hit a mine and sank 30 m below sea level on
September 11,
1940.
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Rio east, east, beach
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Patras east, port and beaches
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Paralia, southeast
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Roitika, southeast
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Monodendri, southeast
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Tsoukouleika, south southeast
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Alissos, south, beach
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Alykes, north of
Kato Achaia, south
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Ioniki Akti, south
*Mavry Myti, southwest
*Cape Araxos, southwest
*Messolonghi Lagoon, northwest
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Messolonghi, north
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Antirrio, northeast, port
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Achelous River
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Evenos River, north
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Louros River, north
**a creek
**Glaucos/Glavkos River -
Panachaicus mountains to south of
Patras**a creek (near
Agyia)
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Gulf of Patras from Space*
Satellite image of the East Ionian and the Gulf of Patras*http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14757384&dopt=Abstract
*http://11gym-patras.ach.sch.gr/iv.htm (in Greek)
