The Gulf of Trieste (Italian: Golfo di Trieste, Slovene: Tržaški zaliv, Croatian: Tršćanski zaljev, German: Golf von Triest) is a shallow bay of the Adriatic Sea, in the extreme northern part of the Adriatic Sea. It is part of the Gulf of Venice and is shared by Italy, Slovenia and Croatia. It is closed to the south by the peninsula of Istria, the largest peninsula in the Adriatic Sea, shared between Croatia and Slovenia. The entire Slovenian sea is part of the Gulf of Trieste.
Gulf of Trieste
Gulf of Trieste highlighted in red within the Adriatic Sea
Gulf of Trieste and the littoralPanoramic view of the Gulf of Trieste from the vicinity of Socerb Castle in Slovenia. One may see the Savudrija Cape and the city of Koper at the Slovene Riviera to the left, the Muggia Peninsula and the village of Muggia in the centre, and the city of Trieste to the right.
The gulf is limited by an imaginary line connecting the Punta Tagliamento on the Italian and Savudrija (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 to Marano-Grado lagoon, there are no islands in the gulf. Its eastern coasts, with Trieste and the Slovenian Littoral, have more rugged relief.
The sea current in the gulf flows counterclockwise. Its average speed is 0.8 knots. Tides in the gulf are among the largest in the Adriatic Sea, but nevertheless do not usually exceed 60 centimetres (24 in). The average salinity is 37–38‰, but in the summer it falls below 35‰.
The Gulf of Piran, the sovereignty over which has been a matter of dispute between Croatia and Slovenia since 1991.
The entire Slovenian coastline is located on the Gulf of Trieste. Its length is 46.6 kilometres (29.0 mi).[1] Towns along the coastline include (from east to west) Koper, Izola, and Piran.
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Conditions in the Gulf of Trieste on and near the Slovene coast:
- graphs, in the following order, of water level and temperature data for the past 30 days (taken in Koper by ARSO)
- 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 near Piran by ARSO)
October 20, 2023
gulf, trieste, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, september, 2. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Gulf of Trieste news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Gulf of Trieste Italian Golfo di Trieste Slovene Trzaski zaliv Croatian Trscanski zaljev German Golf von Triest is a shallow bay of the Adriatic Sea in the extreme northern part of the Adriatic Sea It is part of the Gulf of Venice and is shared by Italy Slovenia and Croatia It is closed to the south by the peninsula of Istria the largest peninsula in the Adriatic Sea shared between Croatia and Slovenia The entire Slovenian sea is part of the Gulf of Trieste Gulf of TriesteGulf of Trieste highlighted in red within the Adriatic SeaGulf of TriesteLocationEuropeCoordinates45 40 N 13 35 E 45 667 N 13 583 E 45 667 13 583Basin countriesItaly Slovenia CroatiaSurface area550 km2 210 sq mi Average depth18 7 m 61 ft Max depth37 25 m 122 2 ft Water volume9 500 km3 7 7 109 acre ft Salinity35 38 PSUSettlementsTrieste KoperGulf of Trieste and the littoralPanoramic view of the Gulf of Trieste from the vicinity of Socerb Castle in Slovenia One may see the Savudrija Cape and the city of Koper at the Slovene Riviera to the left the Muggia Peninsula and the village of Muggia in the centre and the city of Trieste to the right Contents 1 Overview 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksOverview EditThe gulf is limited by an imaginary line connecting the Punta Tagliamento on the Italian and Savudrija 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 to Marano Grado lagoon there are no islands in the gulf Its eastern coasts with Trieste and the Slovenian Littoral have more rugged relief The sea current in the gulf flows counterclockwise Its average speed is 0 8 knots Tides in the gulf are among the largest in the Adriatic Sea but nevertheless do not usually exceed 60 centimetres 24 in The average salinity is 37 38 but in the summer it falls below 35 Its most prominent features are The Bay of Panzano in Italy The Bay of Muggia in Italy The Bay of Grignano in Italy The Bay of Koper in Slovenia The Gulf of Piran the sovereignty over which has been a matter of dispute between Croatia and Slovenia since 1991 The entire Slovenian coastline is located on the Gulf of Trieste Its length is 46 6 kilometres 29 0 mi 1 Towns along the coastline include from east to west Koper Izola and Piran See also EditSlovenian Riviera Free Territory of Trieste Treaty of Osimo Barcolana regattaReferences Edit The World Factbook by CIA retrieved 2008 02 12 External links Edit nbsp Media related to Gulf of Trieste at Wikimedia Commons Gulf of Trieste on Geopedia si Archived 2016 03 04 at the Wayback 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 in Koper by ARSO 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 near Piran by ARSO Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gulf of Trieste amp oldid 1168603122, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
