- Corinth, Gulf of
- geographical name inlet of Ionian Sea central Greece W of Isthmus of Corinth (neck of land 20 miles or 32 kilometers long connecting Peloponnese with rest of Greece)
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Corinth, Gulf of
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