Megara Gulf
The Megara Gulf (Greek: Κόλπος Μέγαρων, romanized: Kolpos Megaron) is a gulf in the Aegean Sea. It forms the northern section of the Saronic Gulf.[1]
The total length of the gulf is approximately 20 km from north east to west, and it is about 6 to 10 km wide from north to south. It begins at Agioi Theodoroi and stretches eastward to the cape south of the village of Pachi in Megara[2] and a small strait near Salamis Bay, and south to the area around Lamprino on the island of Salamis.[3] Places on the shore include Agioi Theodoroi, Kineta, Pachi, and Kanakia on Salamis. Islets include Pachi and Pachaki (meaning Little Pachi) south of Pachi and Kanaki near Kanakia. Cape Petritis covers the southeast forming a bay boundary stretching to the northwestern part of the island near a small strait.[4]
Farmlands and flatlands covers the northern part except for the area of Kakia Skala and mountains to the east. The road linking with places in the south of the island lie to the east and another further north.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ Papoulia, Joanna; Makris, Jannis; Papanikolaou, Dimitrios; Fasoulaka, Chrysoula (2025-12-13). "Contrasting crustal structure beneath the Saronic and Corinth Gulfs central Greece". Geophysical Journal International. 244 (2) ggaf511. doi:10.1093/gji/ggaf511. ISSN 0956-540X.
- ↑ Salmon, John (2016-03-07), "Megara", Oxford Classical Dictionary, Oxford University PressNew York, NY, doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.013.4050, ISBN 978-0-19-785137-1, retrieved 2026-08-02
- ↑ Treves, Piero; Hornblower, Simon (2016-03-07), "Salamis (1), island in the Saronic gulf", Oxford Classical Dictionary, Oxford University PressNew York, NY, doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.013.5664, ISBN 978-0-19-785137-1, retrieved 2026-08-02
- 1 2 Tau. (1856-08-02). "Dictionary of greek and roman geography, edited by William Smith, LL.D.". Notes and Queries. s2-II (31): 86. doi:10.1093/nq/s2-ii.31.86a. ISSN 1471-6941.