Gulf of Corinth

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body of water gulf inlet

The Gulf of Corinth is a deep, narrow inlet of the Ionian Sea in central Greece that separates the Peloponnese from the mainland and is known for its dramatic coastal landscapes and seismic activity.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Gulf of Corinth region 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf body of water ⓘ
gulf ⓘ
inlet ⓘ
borderedByRegion Achaea ⓘ
Boeotia ⓘ
Corinthia ⓘ
Phocis ⓘ
connectedBy Corinth Canal ⓘ
connectedTo Gulf of Patras ⓘ
Saronic Gulf ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
drainsFrom central Greek rivers ⓘ
northern Peloponnese rivers ⓘ
hasCityOnShore Aigio ⓘ
Corinth ⓘ
Loutraki ⓘ
Nafpaktos ⓘ
Patras ⓘ
hasCoastlineFeature rocky shores ⓘ
small bays ⓘ
steep slopes ⓘ
hasGeologicalFeature Corinth Rift ⓘ
hasHazard earthquakes ⓘ
submarine landslides ⓘ
hasHumanStructure marinas ⓘ
ports ⓘ
hasIsland Trizonia ⓘ
hasMajorBridge Rio–Antirrio Bridge ⓘ
hasRecreationActivity diving ⓘ
sailing ⓘ
swimming ⓘ
hasStrait Rio–Antirrio Strait ⓘ
knownFor active tectonics ⓘ
dramatic coastal landscapes ⓘ
high seismic activity ⓘ
locatedIn central Greece ⓘ
locatedOnCoastOf central Greece ⓘ
surface form: Central Greece region

Peloponnese ⓘ
partOf Ionian Sea ⓘ
separates Greek mainland ⓘ
Peloponnese ⓘ
tectonicSetting extensional rift zone ⓘ
usedFor fishing ⓘ
maritime transport ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
waterBodyType deep narrow inlet ⓘ

Referenced by (22)

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

West Attica regional unit → adjacentTo → Gulf of Corinth ⓘ
Peloponnese → borderedBy → Gulf of Corinth ⓘ
Corinthia → borders → Gulf of Corinth ⓘ
Phocis → borders → Gulf of Corinth ⓘ
Southern Greece → borders → Gulf of Corinth ⓘ
Western Greece → bordersBodyOfWater → Gulf of Corinth ⓘ
central Greece → bordersSea → Gulf of Corinth ⓘ
subject surface form: Central Greece
Corinthia → coastlineOn → Gulf of Corinth ⓘ
Saronic Gulf → connectedTo → Gulf of Corinth ⓘ
Corinth Canal → connectsWith → Gulf of Corinth ⓘ
Western Greece → hasCoastlineOn → Gulf of Corinth ⓘ
Mount Parnassus → hasViewOf → Gulf of Corinth ⓘ
Corinth → locatedNear → Gulf of Corinth ⓘ
Locris → locatedNear → Gulf of Corinth ⓘ
Mount Parnassus → locatedNear → Gulf of Corinth ⓘ
Sicyon → locatedNear → Gulf of Corinth ⓘ
city of Amphissa → near → Gulf of Corinth ⓘ
subject surface form: Amphissa
slope of Mount Parnassus → near → Gulf of Corinth ⓘ
Mount Cyllene → overlooks → Gulf of Corinth ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gulf of Corinth region
Isthmus of Corinth → separates → Gulf of Corinth ⓘ
Isthmus of Corinth → waterBodyOnWest → Gulf of Corinth ⓘ