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The Gulf of Corinth or the Corinthian Gulf 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 route of the Corinth Canal, and in the west by the Strait of Rion, which separates the Gulf of Corinth from the outer Gulf of Patras at Cape Drepano, where the narrowest point is crossed by the Rion-Antirio bridge. The Gulf of Corinth is almost surrounded by the prefectures of Aetolia-Acarnania, 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 one of the most seismic regions in Europe.

In medieval times, the gulf was known as the Gulf of Lepanto. Here the third Battle of Lepanto was fought in 1571, destroying the Ottoman fleet. In 1772 another Turkish fleet was destroyed by the Russians at the entrance to the gulf. The town of Lepanto is now named Naupactus.

The shipping routes between Athens and to the ports of the rest of the world including the Mediterranean ports pass along this gulf. Ferry routes link Aigio and Agios Nikolaos in the western part of the gulf.

• Length: 130 km
• Width: 8.4 to 32 km

Contents 1 Geology of the gulf 2 Gulfs and Bays 3 Cities and towns 4 Tributaries 4.1 Northern ebbing 4.2 southern ebbing 5 External links

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The Gulf is being created by the expansion of a tectonic rift, and still expands by 30 mm per year^{[citation needed]}. The surrounding faults have important seismic activity.

• Crisaean Gulf, N
• Dombraina (Domvrena), N
• Strait of Rion W

The cities and towns that lie next to the gulf are:

• Nafpaktos (northwest)
• Sergoula Beach, no port, beach
• Glyfada, no port
• Spilia, no port
• Agios Nikolaos (north)
• Galaxidi (north), small port
• Itea (north), small port
• Kirra (north), no port
• Agios Vasileios, small port
• Porto Germeno (Aigosthena), east, small port, beaches
• Psatha, east, huge beach
• Alepochori, (southeast)
• Loutraki, no port
• Corinth (southeast)
• Kiato, (southeast)
• Xylokastro (south)
• Derveni
• Krathio (southwest), no port
• Diakopto (southwest), beach town
• Aigio (southwest)
• Patra (southeast), major port
• Longos (southwest)
• Akoli Beach (southwest)
• Kato Rodina (west southwest)
• Psathopyrgos (west)

• Mornos River

• Volinaios River
• Selemnos River
• creek E of Arachovitika and Drepano
• Selinounta River
• Vouraikos River
• river east of Diakopto
• Stygas River
• Zacholitikos River
• Asopus River (Corinthia)
• Sythas River - Xylokastro

• Atlas of the Gulf of Corinth
• Photos of the Corinthian Gulf
• Map of the Corinthian Gulf

Coordinates: 38°12′55″N, 22°32′36″E