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Ambracian Gulf
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bay in Greece, between Epirus and West Greece
Key facts
- Type
- gulf
- Part of
- Ionian Sea ( Mediterranean )
- Primary inflows
- Arachthos
- Basin countries
- Greece
- Surface area
- 654 km (253 sq mi)
- Average depth
- 22 m (72 ft)
- Max depth
- 60 m (200 ft)
- Shore length
- 40 km (25 mi)
- Official name
- Amvrakikos gulf
- Designated
- 21 August 1975
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- bay
- Part of
- Ionian Sea
- Country
- Greece
- Image
- EFS highres STS066 STS066-101-39.JPG
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- Commons category
- Ambracian Gulf
- heritage designation
- Ramsar site
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- inflows
- Louros
Sources (1)
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Encyclopedic overview
The Ambracian Gulf, also known as the Gulf of Arta or the Gulf of Actium, and in some official documents as the Amvrakikos Gulf (Greek: Αμβρακικός κόλπος, romanized: Amvrakikos kolpos), is a gulf of the Ionian Sea in northwestern Greece. About 40 km (25 mi) long and 15 km (9 mi) wide, it is one of the largest enclosed gulfs in Greece, and due to its ecological importance is one of the National Parks of Greece. The towns of Preveza, Amphilochia (formerly Karvassaras), and Vonitsa lie on its shores.
Name
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ambracian Gulf” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.