Gulf of Patras

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Coordinates: 38 ° 15 ′ 31 ″  N , 21 ° 36 ′ 31 ″  E

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The Gulf of Patras ( Greek Πατραϊκός Κόλπος Patraikos Kolpos ) is a relatively shallow bay of the eastern Ionian Sea between the Greek mainland in the north and the Peloponnese located -Halbinsel in the south. Patras on the southeast side is named after and most important city in the region .

The Gulf of Patras connects the Ionian Sea with the Aegean Sea via the Gulf of Corinth . The eastern border forms the strait of Rio-Andirrio (Στενό Ρίου-Αντίρριου) with the Rio-Andirrio bridge . The expansion to the west is defined by an imaginary line from Cape Araxos (Ακρωτήριο Άραξος) on the south side to the Mesolongi lagoon (Λιμνοθάλασσα Μεσολογγίου) near Tourlida on the north side. With a length of about 40 km and a width between 11 km and 22.5 km, the Gulf of Patras covers an area of ​​about 350–400 km². The deepest point is 135 m. In the northwest between Cape Araxos and the Mesolongi lagoon , the maximum depth is about 45 m.

The neighboring municipalities belong to the region of Western Greece . On the north side are Messolongi and Nafpaktos , on the Peloponnese Patras and to the west of it the municipality of Dytiki Achaia .

View of the Gulf of Patras from space (1994).

Tributaries

The rivers Evinos , Kato Vasilikis and Loggies flow into the Gulf of Patras from the north and Charadros , Glafkos and Piros from the south .

Individual evidence

  1. Ν. Θ. Φουρνιώτης, GM Horsch (N. Th Fourniotis, GM Horsch.): Τρισδιάστατη αριθμητική μελέτη της ανεμογενούς και παλιρροϊκής βαροτροπής κυκλοφορίας του Πατραϊκού κόλπου (3- D numerical study of the barotropic wind and tidal circulation in the gulf of Patras) . Patras 2008, p. 95-104 (Greek, srcosmos.gr [PDF]). srcosmos.gr ( Memento of the original from March 9, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.srcosmos.gr