Gulf of Trieste

Satellite image of the Gulf of Trieste

The Gulf of Trieste (Italian: Golfo di Trieste, Slovenian Trzaski zaliv, Croatian Tršćanski zaljev ) is a bay in the north-eastern part of the Adriatic.

The coastline of the Gulf of Trieste extends from the peninsula of Grado ( Italy), via Trieste, Koper and Piran ( Slovenia) to Punta Salvore ( Savudrija, Croatia).

The total surface area of the Gulf of Trieste is about 550 sq km, the average depth is 16 m. In the vicinity of Piran is the lowest point 37 m.