Messenian Gulf

Panorama over the Messinian Gulf, view to the northwest, in the background Messinia

The Messenian Gulf (Greek Μεσσηνιακός Κόλπος Messiniakos kolpos ) located in the southeastern Ionian Sea and separates the two western tip of the Peloponnese, Messinia and Mani. The northern end is relatively densely populated with the cities of Kalamata and Messini, as well as the west side, which features many sandy beaches tourists. The eastern coast is dominated by the southern foothills of the Taygetos Mountains and falls in many places steeply into the sea. According inaccessible and barren is this part of the coast where there are only a few larger places like Kardamyli, Stoupa and Areopoli or its port Limeni. The largest inflow of this sea area is the Pamisus, which flows into the sea at Kalamata.

• Peloponnese
• Bay in Greece
• Sea Area ( Greece)
• Bay in Europe
• Bay ( Aegean Sea )
• Peloponnese ( region )