Molos Gulf

The Molos Gulf is a bay of the Ionian Sea on the east coast of the island , western . It penetrates deep into the island and cuts it nearly into two parts, that are only connected by the 620 m wide isthmus of Aetos.
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Photo: Cosal, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ithaca and Alalkomenés.

Photo: Alexandros Gabrielsen, CC BY 2.0.
, also Ithaki or Ithaka, is a Greek island located in the Ionian Sea, off the northeast coast of Kefalonia and to the west of .

Archaeological site
Alalcomenae or Alalkomenai, or Alcomenae or Alkomenai, was a town in , or in the small island Asteris in the neighbourhood of Ithaca. According to Istros the Callimachean, Anticlea gave birth to Odysseus near Alalcomenae in Boeotia; consequently, Odysseus named an Ithacan town Alalcomenae in commemoration of his birthplace.

Museum
Photo: Jeanhousen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aetos and Vathy.

Hamlet
Photo: Jeanhousen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet.

Town
Photo: Belteshassar, CC BY 4.0.
or Vathi is the largest settlement on the Greek of and the seat of the Ithaca regional unit. It is located in the southern part of the island, in a deep natural harbour.

Village
Photo: Евгений Лыков, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village.

Molos Gulf

Latitude
38.386° or 38° 23′ 10″ north
Longitude
20.691° or 20° 41′ 28″ east
Open location code
8GC29MPR+9C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12051657826
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
256821
Wiki­data ID
Q6896811
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Satellite Map

Discover Molos Gulf from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Molos Gulf” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Kólpos Mólou”
  • French: “golfe de Molos”
  • French: “Golfe de Mólos”
  • German: “Molos-Golf”
  • Greek: “Κόλπος Αετού”
  • Greek: “Κόλπος Μώλου”
  • Hebrew: “מפרץ מולו”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Molosbukten”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Molosbukta”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mólosbukta”
  • Norwegian: “Molosbukten”
  • Swedish: “Kólpos Mólou”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Agios Ioannis and Lefki.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Άγιος Ανδρέας and Monastery of Panagia Kathariotissa.

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