Saronic Gulf
The
Saronic Gulf or
Gulf of Aegina in
Greece forms part of the
Aegean Sea and defines the eastern side of the
isthmus of
Corinth. It is the eastern terminus of the
Corinth Canal, which cuts across the isthmus. Islands that are lined in the middle of the Gulf are
Aegina,
Salamis, and
Poros. The Port of Piraeus, 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 from
Poros to
Epidaurus, Loutra Elenis to Kineta and from
Megara to
Eleusis and from
Piraeus down to Anavysso. Athens' urban area surrounds the northern and the eastern coasts of this gulf.
Tributaries