Everything about The Saronic Gulf totally explained
The
Saronic Gulf (
Greek: Σαρωνικός κόλπος,
Saronikós kólpos) or
Gulf of Aegina in
Greece forms part of the
Aegean Sea and defines the eastern side of the
isthmus of Corinth. It is the eastern terminus of the
Corinth Canal, which cuts across the isthmus.
Islands that are lined in the middle of the Gulf are
Aegina,
Salamis, and
Poros along with smaller islands of
Patroklou and
Vleves. The port of
Piraeus, also Athens' port is lying on the northeastern edge of the gulf.
Ellinikon International Airport, used to stood is also in the northeast. Beaches are lined up to much of its coast from
Poros to
Epidaurus,
Galataki to
Kineta and from
Megara to
Eleusis 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, also Faliro Bay near
Faliro (Phaleron) southwest of Athens,
Elefsina Bay to the north and
Kechries Bay in the northwest. The closest to Athens.
The volcanoes of
Methana 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 king
Saron who drowned at the Psifaei lake (modern
Psifta). The Saronic Gulf was a string of six entrances to the
Underworld, each guarded by a
chthonic enemy in the shapes of thieves and bandits.
The
Battle of Salamis 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 and
Nafplio and went as far as
Kalamata. It occurred at 16:00 (UTC), 18:00 local time (BNST).
The port of
Cenchreae used to situate here.
Tributaries
Capes
Cape Lomvardi - SW of VouliagmeniFurther Information
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