The Pagasetic Gulf ( el, Παγασητικός κόλπος, Pagasitikós kólpos) is a rounded gulf (max. depth 102 metres) in the
Magnesia regional unit (east central
Greece
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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
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. It is connected with the
Euboic Sea
The Gulf of Euboea, Euboean Gulf, Euboic Sea or Euboic Gulf ( el, Ευβοϊκός Κόλπος, Evvoïkós Kólpos) is an arm of the Aegean Sea between the island of Euboea (northeast coastline) and the Greek mainland (southwest coastline). Trendi ...
. The passage into the Euboic Sea is narrow and is about 4 km.
Its main port is
Volos.
Mythology and history
The gulf is named after its historic major port,
Pagasae, from which mythology says that
Jason built his ship the ''
Argo
In Greek mythology the ''Argo'' (; in Greek: ) was a ship built with the help of the gods that Jason and the Argonauts sailed from Iolcos to Colchis to retrieve the Golden Fleece. The ship has gone on to be used as a motif in a variety of sour ...
'' 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, also known as Nea Mintzela. It was the northernmost border village of the newly independent Greek state, and was named after Queen Amal ...
, W, port
*
Alos
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, W, no port
*
Almyros
Almyros or Halmyros ( el, Αλμυρός, , , ) is a town and a municipality of the regional unit of Magnesia, region of Thessaly, Greece. It lies in the center of prosperous fertile plain known as 'Krokio Pedio', which is crossed by torrents. Alm ...
, 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,
*
Pagasae, NW, no port
*
Demetrias, 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
*
Volos, N, main port
*
Agria
Agria ( el, Αγριά) 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. The municipal unit has an area of 25.227&nbs ...
, NE, beach, port
*
Neochori, E, no port,
*
Argalasti, 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 wester ...
, S, port at Agia Kyriaki, beaches
The gulf took its name from the ancient city of ''
Pagasae''.
References
Gulfs of the Aegean Sea
Gulfs of Greece
Landforms of Magnesia (regional unit)
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