The Megara Gulf ({{Lang-el, Κόλπος Μέγαρων, Kolpos Megaron) is a gulf in the
Aegean Sea
The Aegean Sea ; tr, Ege Denizi ( Greek: Αιγαίο Πέλαγος: "Egéo Pélagos", Turkish: "Ege Denizi" or "Adalar Denizi") is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea between Europe and Asia. It is located between the Balkans ...
. It forms the northern section of the
Saronic Gulf
The Saronic Gulf ( Greek: Σαρωνικός κόλπος, ''Saronikós kólpos'') or Gulf of Aegina in Greece is formed between the peninsulas of Attica and Argolis and forms part of the Aegean Sea. It defines the eastern side of the isthmus of ...
.
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
Agioi Theodoroi ( el, Άγιοι Θεόδωροι) is a town and a former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Loutraki-Perachora-Agioi Theodoroi, of which it is a ...
and stretches eastward to the cape south of the village of
Pachi in
Megara
Megara (; el, Μέγαρα, ) is a historic town and a municipality in West Attica, Greece. It lies in the northern section of the Isthmus of Corinth opposite the island of Salamis, which belonged to Megara in archaic times, before being take ...
and a small strait near
Salamis Bay
Salamis Bay ( el, Όρμος Σαλαμίνος) is a bay on the west coast of Salamis Island, Greece. It connects with the Saronic Gulf to the west. Its maximum length is approximately 9 km from northeast to west. Cape Petriti forms its so ...
, and south to the area around Lamprino on the island of
Salamis. Places on the shore include Agioi Theodoroi,
Kineta
Kineta ( el, Κινέτα) is a beach town in West Attica, Greece. It is part of the municipality Megara.
Geography
Kineta is situated on the northern coast of the Saronic Gulf, south of the Geraneia mountains. The rocks of Kakia Skala lie to ...
, Pachi, and
Kanakia
Jatin Kanakia (28 June 1952 –18 July 1999), was an Indian actor. Best known for comedy roles, his career ranged from working in Gujarati plays, Hindi television shows and Hindi Bollywood movies. His skill and success earned him the informal t ...
on Salamis. Islets include
Pachi and
Pachaki (meaning Little Pachi) south of Pachi and
Kanaki near Kanakia.
Cape Petritis
A cape is a clothing accessory or a sleeveless outer garment which drapes the wearer's back, arms, and chest, and connects at the neck.
History
Capes were common in medieval Europe, especially when combined with a hood in the chaperon. Th ...
covers the southeast forming a bay boundary stretching to the northwestern part of the island near a small strait.
Farmlands and flatlands covers the northern part except for the area of
Kakia Skala
Kakia (Ancient Greek: Κακίαν) (meaning bad and evil), the Greek goddess of vice and moral badness, abominations (presumably, sin or crime), was depicted as a vain, plump, and heavily made-up woman dressed in revealing clothes. She was pre ...
and mountains to the east. The road linking with places in the south of the island lie to the east and another further north.
Saronic Gulf
Gulfs of Greece
Gulfs of the Aegean Sea
Landforms of West Attica
Megara