- Saronic Gulf
The Saronic Gulf (Greek: Σαρωνικός κόλπος, "Saronikós kólpos") or Gulf of
Aegina inGreece forms part of theAegean Sea and defines the eastern side of theisthmus of Corinth . It is the eastern terminus of theCorinth Canal , which cuts across the isthmus. Islands that are lined in the middle of the Gulf areAegina , Salamis, andPoros along with smaller islands ofPatroklou andVleves . The port ofPiraeus , 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 fromPoros toEpidaurus ,Galataki toKineta and fromMegara toEleusis and from Piraeus down toAnavyssos . Athens' urban area surrounds the northern and the eastern coasts of this gulf.Bays in the gulf include
Phaleron Bay , also Faliro Bay nearFaliro (Phaleron) southwest of Athens,Elefsina Bay to the north andKechries 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 (modernPsifta ). The Saronic Gulf was a string of six entrances to theUnderworld , each guarded by achthonic 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 tremoredAegina andNafplio and went as far asKalamata . It occurred at 16:00 (UTC), 18:00 local time (BNST).The port of
Cenchreae used to situate here.Tributaries
*Kechries Bay
*Saronic Bay Coast (basin)
**LowerGalataki Basin
**UpperGalataki Basin
**Examilia Basin
**Athikia Basin
*Loutro Basin
*Megara Bay/Megara Gulf
*Cephissus River (Eleusis)
*Cephissus (Athenian plain) betweenPiraeus and Phaliron.Capes
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Cape Lomvardi - SW ofVouliagmeni
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