Gulf of Trieste

Gulf of Trieste
Gulf of Trieste highlighted in red within the Adriatic Sea
Gulf of Trieste is located in Italy
Gulf of Trieste
Gulf of Trieste
LocationEurope
Coordinates45°40′N 13°35′E / 45.667°N 13.583°E / 45.667; 13.583
Basin countriesItaly, Slovenia, Croatia
Surface 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 PSU
SettlementsTrieste, Koper
Gulf of Trieste and the littoral
Panoramic 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 of Trieste[1] 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.

  1. ^ (Italian: Golfo di Trieste, Slovene: Tržaški zaliv, Croatian: Tršćanski zaljev, German: Golf von Triest)