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The Gulf of Corinth is the body of water separating Peloponnese from western mainland Greece. It is bounded in the east by the Isthmus of Corinth, and in the west by the strait of Rio-Antirio, crossed by the Rio-Antirio bridge. It is almost surrounded by the prefectures of Aitoloacarnania, Phokida in the north, Viotia in the northeast, Attica in the east, Corinthia in the southeast and south and Achaea in the southwest.The Gulf was created by the expansion of a tectonic rift, and still expands by about 30 mm per year. The surrounding faults have important seismic activity.
The cities and towns that lie next to the gulf are:
- Nafpaktos (northwest)
- Itea (north)
- Loutraki, no port
- CorinthCorinth Greece is a prominent city in both Greek mythology and the New Testament. There are also numerous places in the United States with this name: Corinth in Bullock County, Alabama Corinth in Clay County, Alabama Corinth in Cullman County, Alabama Cor (southeast)
- Kiato
- XylokastroXylokastro ( Greek:, Modern: Ancient: Xylokastron Greek word meaning wooden castle) is a city that is 40 km W of Corinth via GR-8, which is also E65. Its interchange is about 1. 5 km W, west of the river. The population is around 11,000 and there is a nea (south)
- Derveni
- Aigio (southwest)
Seas
Corinth, Gulf of
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