Bay of Eleusis

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bay inlet

The Bay of Eleusis is a small inlet of the Saronic Gulf in western Attica, Greece, known historically for its proximity to the ancient city and sanctuary of Eleusis.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Bay of Eleusis canonical	1
Port of Eleusis	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bay ⓘ inlet ⓘ
adjacentTo	Eleusis ⓘ surface form: Eleusis plain Thriasio Plain ⓘ
associatedWithReligion	Eleusinian Mysteries ⓘ surface form: Eleusinian Mysteries of Demeter and Persephone
basinCountry	Greece ⓘ
bodyOfWaterType	coastal inlet ⓘ
coastlineFeature	industrial coastline ⓘ port facilities ⓘ
connectedTo	Gulf of Corinth via Saronic Gulf and Isthmus region ⓘ
country	Greece ⓘ
environmentalIssue	industrial pollution concerns ⓘ
geographicalFeature	small, relatively enclosed bay ⓘ
hasNearbyPort	Port of Elefsina ⓘ surface form: Elefsina port
hasNearbySettlement	Elefsina ⓘ Magoula ⓘ Mandra ⓘ
historicalRole	local hub for ancient maritime trade to Eleusis ⓘ
historicalSignificance	associated with the Eleusinian Mysteries ⓘ served as maritime access to ancient Eleusis ⓘ
knownFor	archaeological and historical importance of surrounding area ⓘ proximity to ancient Eleusis sanctuary ⓘ
locatedEastOf	Corinth ⓘ
locatedIn	Aegean Sea ⓘ Attica ⓘ Saronic Gulf ⓘ West Attica regional unit ⓘ surface form: western Attica
locatedInMetropolitanArea	Athens metropolitan area ⓘ
locatedNear	Elefsina ⓘ Eleusis ⓘ Megara ⓘ Eleusis ⓘ surface form: ancient city of Eleusis Telesterion at Eleusis ⓘ surface form: sanctuary of Eleusis
locatedOnCoastOf	Attica coast ⓘ
locatedWestOf	Athens ⓘ Piraeus ⓘ
nearbyIsland	Salamis Island ⓘ surface form: Salamis
openingDirection	opens southeast toward the main Saronic Gulf ⓘ
partOf	Aegean Sea ⓘ Saronic Gulf ⓘ
region	Attica peninsula ⓘ surface form: Attica Peninsula central Greece ⓘ surface form: Central Greece
separatedFrom	Salamis Island by narrow straits ⓘ
usedFor	industrial shipping ⓘ maritime transport ⓘ
waterBody	Saronic Gulf ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eleusis → locatedOn → Bay of Eleusis ⓘ

Port of Elefsina → alternativeName → Bay of Eleusis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Port of Eleusis