Ambracian Gulf

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The Ambracian Gulf is a large, enclosed bay of the Ionian Sea in northwestern Greece, known for its rich wetlands, biodiversity, and historical significance in ancient naval battles.

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Label Occurrences
Ambracian Gulf canonical 15
Ambracian Gulf basin 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bay
body of water
gulf
area approximately 400 square kilometres
battleDate 31 BC
connectsWith Ionian Sea
country Greece
hasCityOnShore Amfilochia
Preveza
Vonitsa
hasConservationStatus Ramsar wetland sites in its area
hasEconomicActivity aquaculture
fishing
tourism
hasEcosystemType brackish water habitats
coastal lagoon system
hasFauna dolphins
migratory birds
sea turtles
hasGreekName Αμβρακικός Κόλπος
hasNavigationFeature shipping channel at its entrance
hasNearbyAirport Aktion National Airport
hasNearbySettlement Actium
hasPart estuaries
lagoons
wetlands
hasStrait narrow entrance near Preveza
historicallySignificantFor Roman civil war naval engagements
conflict between Octavian and Mark Antony
knownFor fishery resources
high biodiversity
historical naval battles
important bird habitats
rich wetlands
length approximately 40 kilometres
locatedIn northwestern Greece
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Epirus region NERFINISHED
Western Greece
surface form: Western Greece region
maximumDepth approximately 60 metres
mouthOfWatercourse Arachthos River
Louros River NERFINISHED
namedAfter ancient city of Ambracia
partOf Ionian Sea
separatedFrom open Ionian Sea by a narrow mouth
siteOf Battle of Actium
waterType semi-enclosed coastal water body
width approximately 15 kilometres

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Preveza regional unit contains Ambracian Gulf
Preveza locatedOnWaterBody Ambracian Gulf
Arachthos River mouthLocation Ambracian Gulf
Arachthos River flowsInto Ambracian Gulf
Arachthos River drainageBasin Ambracian Gulf
this entity surface form: Ambracian Gulf basin
Nikopolis locatedNear Ambracian Gulf
Cassope overlooks Ambracian Gulf
Arta locatedNear Ambracian Gulf
Aetolia-Acarnania hasCoastlineOn Ambracian Gulf
Louros River mouth Ambracian Gulf
Louros River flowsInto Ambracian Gulf
Sanctuary of Apollo Actius locatedNear Ambracian Gulf
Ambracia near Ambracian Gulf
Municipality of Preveza hasCoastlineOn Ambracian Gulf
Municipality of Preveza adjacentTo Ambracian Gulf