Gulf of Venice

Gulf of Venice
Gulf of Venice highlighted in red within the Adriatic Sea
Gulf of Venice
Location	Europe
Coordinates	45°19′N 13°00′E
Basin countries	Italy, Slovenia, Croatia
Average depth	38 m (125 ft)
Settlements	Venice, Trieste, Pula, Adria

The Gulf of Venice (Italian: Golfo di Venezia, Slovene: Beneški zaliv, Croatian: Venecijanski zaljev) is a gulf that borders modern-day Italy, Slovenia and Croatia; it is at the north of the Adriatic Sea between the delta of the Po River in Northern Italy and the Istria peninsula in Croatia.

Geography

The gulf is about 120 km (75 mi) wide and its depth is 38 m (125 ft). In the northeastern end of the gulf, in front of the Trieste city, there is shallow bay called Gulf of Trieste. It is the home of the popular destination island Albarella. The Tagliamento, Piave, Adige, Isonzo, Dragonja and Brenta rivers run into it. Major cities that lie on it are Venice, Trieste, Koper, Chioggia and Pula.

History

In antiquity the gulf was southern terminus of Amber Road. The Gulf of Venice gets its name from when the Venetian Republic was at the height of its power; at this time that state encompassed most of the northern Adriatic Sea.

See also

• Gulf of Trieste
• Venetian Lagoon