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Singitic Gulf

Coordinates: 40°15′40″N 23°54′04″E / 40.2612°N 23.9010°E / 40.2612; 23.9010
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Singitic Gulf
Σιγγιτικός Κόλπος (Greek)
Satellite view of the Singitic Gulf, with the island of Ammouliani shown in the north
Location of the Singitic Gulf within Greece
Location of the Singitic Gulf within Greece
Singitic Gulf
Location of the Singitic Gulf within Greece
LocationCentral Macedonia
Coordinates40°15′40″N 23°54′04″E / 40.2612°N 23.9010°E / 40.2612; 23.9010
TypeGulf
Part ofAegean Sea
Basin countriesGreece

The Singitic Gulf (Greek: Σιγγιτικός Κόλπος, romanizedSingitikos Kolpos), also known as the Mount Athos Gulf or the Holy Mountain Gulf (Greek: Κόλπος Αγίου Όρους, romanizedKolpos Agiou Oros) is a gulf of the Thracian Sea, part of the northern Aegean Sea, in Chalkidiki, Greece.[1] It is bounded by Sithonia in the west, and Mount Athos in the east. The island of Ammouliani sits in the northeastern portion of the gulf along Mount Athos.[2] Many of the monasteries of Mount Athos lie along the shore of the Singitic Gulf.

Aerial view of the Singitic Gulf

References

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  1. ^ "Gulf of Agíou Orous | gulf, Greece". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
  2. ^ "A SHORT STUDY ON THE TERRESTRIAL GASTROPODA FAUNA OF AMOULIANI ISLAND (NORTHERN AEGEAN, GREECE)". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2019-01-25.