The Pagasetic Gulf ( el, Παγασητικός κόλπος, Pagasitikós kólpos) is a rounded gulf (max. depth 102 metres) in the Magnesia regional unit (east central

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) that is formed by the

Mount Pelion Pelion or Pelium (Modern el, Πήλιο, ''Pílio''; Ancient Greek/Katharevousa: Πήλιον, ''Pēlion'') is a mountain at the southeastern part of Thessaly in northern Greece, forming a hook-like peninsula between the Pagasetic Gulf and the ...

peninsula. It is connected with the Euboic Sea. The passage into the Euboic Sea is narrow and is about 4 km. Its main port is

Volos Volos ( el, Βόλος ) is a coastal port city in Thessaly situated midway on the Greek mainland, about north of Athens and south of Thessaloniki. It is the sixth most populous city of Greece, and the capital of the Magnesia regional unit ...

Mythology and history

The gulf is named after its historic major port,

Pagasae Pagasae or Pagases ( el, Παγασαί, Pagasaí), also Pagasa, was a town and polis (city-state) of Magnesia in ancient Thessaly, currently a suburb of Volos. It is situated at the northern extremity of the bay named after it (Παγασητι� ...

, from which mythology says that

Jason Jason ( ; ) was an ancient Greek mythological hero and leader of the Argonauts, whose quest for the Golden Fleece featured in Greek literature. He was the son of Aeson, the rightful king of Iolcos. He was married to the sorceress Medea. He ...

built his ship the '' Argo'' and from which he sailed on his adventurous voyage. The gulf's name in Latin was ''Pagasaeus Sinus''.

Places within the gulf

In clockwise order: *

Amaliapolis Amaliapoli () is a village at the western part of the Pagasetic Gulf, in the Magnesia regional unit of Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern t ...

, W, port *

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, W, no port * Almyros, W, no port *

Nea Anchialos Nea Anchialos ( el, Νέα Αγχίαλος) is a town and a former municipality in Magnesia, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Volos, of which it is a municipal unit. It is situated southwest ...

, NW, beach, port, *

, NW, no port *

Demetrias Demetrias ( grc, Δημητριάς) was a Greek city in Magnesia in ancient Thessaly (east central Greece), situated at the head of the Pagasaean Gulf, near the modern city of Volos. History It was founded in 294 BCE by Demetrius Polior ...

, NW, no port *

Iolkos Iolcus (; also rendered ''Iolkos'' ; grc, Ἰωλκός and Ἰαωλκός; grc-x-doric, Ἰαλκός; ell, Ιωλκός) is an ancient city, a modern village and a former municipality in Magnesia, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local gove ...

, NW, no port *

, N, main port * Agria, NE, beach, port * Neochori, E, no port, *

Argalasti Argalasti ( el, Αργαλαστή) is a village and a former municipality in Magnesia, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality South Pelion, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municip ...

, E, no port, beaches (Lefokastro, Kalamos, Horto) * Milina, SE, no port, beaches *

Trikeri Trikeri ( el, Τρίκερι, ''Tríkeri'') is a town and a former community in Magnesia, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality South Pelion, of which it is a municipal unit. It lies at the weste ...

, S, port at Agia Kyriaki, beaches The gulf took its name from the ancient city of ''

''.

References

Gulfs of the Aegean Sea Gulfs of Greece Landforms of Magnesia (regional unit) {{Thessaly-geo-stub