Gulf of Trieste

Gulf of Trieste
Gulf of Trieste highlighted in red within the Adriatic Sea
Gulf of Trieste
Location	Europe
Coordinates	45°40′N13°35′E
Basincountries	Italy,Slovenia,Croatia
Surface area	550 km2(210 sq mi)
Average depth	18.7 m (61 ft)
Max. depth	37.25 m (122.2 ft)
Water volume	9,500 km3(7.7×109acre⋅ft)
Salinity	35-38PSU
Settlements	Trieste,Koper

Gulf of Trieste and the littoral

Panoramic view of the Gulf of Trieste from the vicinity ofSocerb Castlein Slovenia. One may see theSavudrija Capeand the city ofKoperat theSlovene Rivierato the left, theMuggia Peninsulaand the village ofMuggiain the centre, and the city ofTriesteto the right.

TheGulf of Triesteis a shallow bay of theAdriatic Sea,in the extreme northern part of theAdriatic Sea.It is part of theGulf of Veniceand is shared byItaly,SloveniaandCroatia.It is closed to the south by the peninsula ofIstria,the largest peninsula in the Adriatic Sea, shared between Croatia and Slovenia. The entire Slovenian sea is part of the Gulf of Trieste.

Overview

The gulf is limited by an imaginary line connecting the Punta Tagliamento on the Italian andSavudrija(Punta Salvore) on the Croatian coast. Its area is approximately 550 square kilometres (210 sq mi), its average depth is 18.7 metres (61 ft), and its maximum depth is 37 metres (121 ft). With the exception of flat islets blocking the entrance toMarano-Grado lagoon,there are no islands in the gulf. Its eastern coasts, withTriesteand theSlovenian Littoral,have more rugged relief.

The sea current in the gulf flows counterclockwise. Its average speed is 0.8knots.Tides in the gulf are among the largest in the Adriatic Sea, but nevertheless do not usually exceed 60 centimetres (24 in). The averagesalinityis 37–38‰,but in the summer it falls below 35‰.

Its most prominent features are:

• TheBay of Panzanoin Italy
• TheBay of Muggiain Italy
• TheBay of Grignanoin Italy
• TheBay of Koperin Slovenia
• TheGulf of Piran,the sovereignty over which has been a matter of dispute between Croatia and Slovenia since 1991.

The entireSlovenian coastlineis located on the Gulf of Trieste. Its length is 46.6 kilometres (29.0 mi).Towns along the coastline include (from east to west)Koper,Izola,andPiran.

See also

• Slovenian Riviera
• Free Territory of Trieste
  • Treaty of Osimo
• Barcolana regatta

External links

• Media related toGulf of Triesteat Wikimedia Commons
• Gulf of Trieste on Geopedia.siArchived2016-03-04 at theWayback Machine(map, relief, orthophoto)
• Conditions in the Gulf of Trieste on and near the Slovene coast:
  • Koper- graphs, in the following order, of water level and temperature data for the past 30 days (taken inKoperbyARSO)
  • Piran- graphs, in the following order, of water temperature, wave height, wave (interval) period, wave direction, current speed, current direction, maximum wave height data for the past 30 days (taken nearPiranbyARSO)