Английская Википедия:Gulf of Corinth
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox body of water The Gulf of Corinth or the Corinthian Gulf (Шаблон:Lang-el, Шаблон:IPA-el) is a deep inlet of the Ionian Sea, separating the Peloponnese from western mainland Greece. It is bounded in the east by the Isthmus of Corinth which includes the shipping-designed Corinth Canal and in the west by the Strait of Rion which widens into the shorter Gulf of Patras (part of the Ionian Sea) and of which the narrowest point is crossed since 2004 by the Rio–Antirrio bridge. The gulf is bordered by the large administrative divisions (regional units): Aetolia-Acarnania and Phocis in the north, Boeotia in the northeast, Attica in the east, Corinthia in the southeast and south and Achaea in the southwest. The gulf is in tectonic movement comparable to movement in parts of Iceland and Turkey, growing by Шаблон:Convert per year.
In the Middle Ages, the gulf was known as the Gulf of Lepanto (the Italian form of Naupactus).
Shipping routes between the Greek commercial port Piraeus (further away from ultimate destinations but larger and better connected to the south than the north-western Greek port of Igoumenitsa) to western Mediterranean and hemisphere ports pass along this gulf. A ferry crosses the gulf to link Aigio and Agios Nikolaos, towards the western part of the gulf.[1]
Geology
The gulf was created by the expansion of a tectonic rift due to the westward movement of the Anatolian Plate, and expands by Шаблон:Convert per year.[2] The surrounding faults can produce earthquakes up to magnitude around 6.5, though they are relatively uncommon. On June 15, 1995, an earthquake of magnitude 6.2 occurred near the city of Aigion. A large part of the northern margin of gulf is characterized by gentle gradients (between 10 and 20 degrees). The southern margin of the gulf is largely characterized by steep gradients (between 30 and 40 degrees).[3]
Nature
Cetaceans such as fin whales[4] or dolphins are known to enter the Corinthian gulf occasionally.[5]
Gulfs and bays
- Alkyonides Gulf, east
- Crissaean Gulf (Gulf of Crissa), north
- Bay of Antikyra, north
- Dombraina (Domvrena), north
- Strait of Rion, west
Islands
- Trizonia (the only inhabited), Alkyonides Islands (group of islets), Ampelos (islet), Fonias (islet), Prasoudi (islet)
Bridges
Cities and towns
The main cities and towns that lie next to the gulf are, from the northwest clockwise, and grouped by regional unit:
- Aetolia-Acarnania: Antirrio, Nafpaktos
- Phocis: Galaxidi, Itea, Kirra
- Boeotia: Antikyra, Paralia Distomou
- West Attica
- Corinthia: Loutraki, Corinth, Assos, Vrachati, Velo, Kiato, Kato Diminio, Xylokastro
- Achaea: Aigeira, Diakopto, Aigio, Rododafni, Agios Vasileios, Aktaio
Tributaries
All tributaries are listed west to east.
Northern
Southern
- Selemnos
- Volinaios
- Foinikas
- Selinountas
- Vouraikos
- Krathis
- Krios
- Zacholitikos
- Fonissa
- Sythas
- Elissonas
- Asopos
References
External links
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite journal
- ↑ Frostick, L & Steel, Ronald. (2009). Tectonic Signatures in Sedimentary Basin Fills: An Overview. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts. 31. 1-9.10.1002/9781444304053.ch1
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite webШаблон:Cbignore
- ↑ Keep Talking Greece. 2011. Trapped Whale in Greece (video) Шаблон:Webarchive. Retrieved on November 6. 2014
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