What is Gulf of Venice?
[[File:Mapa - Adriatic Sea map - Gulf of Venice.PNG|250px|thumb|right|Gulf of Venice, in red, within the [[Adriatic Sea]].]] The '''Gulf of Venice''' ({{lang-it|Golfo di Venezia}}; {{lang-sl|Benátsky záliv}}; {{lang-hr|Venecijanski zaljeve}}) is a [[bay|gulf]] that borders modern-day [[Italy]], [[Slovenia]] and [[Croatia]]. ==Geography== The Gulf of Venice is in the northern part of the [[Adriatic Sea]] between the [[river delta|delta]] of the [[Po River|Po]] river in northern Italy and the [[Istria]] [[peninsula]] in Croatia. The western and central parts of the gulf borders with the [[Italy|Italian]] [[Regions of Italy|regions]] of[[Veneto]] and [[Friuli-Venezia Giulia]] while the eastern part borders with the [[coast]] of Slovenia and Croatia. Several [[river]]s flow into the gulf along the Italian coast: [[Isonzo]], [[Piave]], [[Adige]], [[Brenta (river)|Brenta]] and [[Tagliamento]]. The [[Dragonja]] river flows through the Istria peninsula. The gulf is about {{convert|120|km|0|abbr=on}} wide and its [[depth]] is {{Convert|38|m|ft|abbr=on }}. In the northeastern end of the gulf, in front of the [[Trieste]] city, there is shallow bay called '''Gulf of Trieste'''. == Cities == Some of the main cities around the gulf are: * {{ITA}}: [[Chioggia]], [[Venice]], [[Monfalcone]], [[Trieste]] * {{SLO}}: [[Koper]] * {{CRO}}: [[Poreč]], [[Rovinj]], [[Pula]] ==Gallery== <center> <gallery widths=180px> File:Chioggia2.jpg|Aerial view of [[Chioggia]]. File:Venice Old Town Lagoon Aerial View.jpg|Aerial view of [[Venice]]. File:Pula Aerial View.jpg|Aerial view of [[Pula]] in the Gulf of Venice. </gallery> </center> ==Related pages== * Istria {{coord|45|19|N|13|00|E|scale:1000000|display=title}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Venice, Gulf of}} [[Category:Gulfs of Italy]] [[Category:Geography of Slovenia]] [[Category:Geography of Croatia]] [[Category:Mediterranean Sea]]