Korinthos Canal
The Corinth Canal is a canal in Greece that connects the Gulf of Corinth in the Ionian Sea with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea. Completed in 1893, it cuts through the narrow Isthmus of Corinth and separates the Peloponnese peninsula from the Greek mainland.
Photo: Vancouverquadra, Public domain.- Type: Navigation canal
- Description: canal in Peloponnese, Greece
- Also known as: “Canàl de Corìnt”, “Canàl de Corinto”, “Canal de l’istme de Corint”, “Corinth Canal”, “Corinth Kanalı”, “Corinthian canal”, “Kanaal van Corinthe”, “Kanaal van Korinte”, “Kanalo de Korinto”, “Korinthkanal”, “Korintin kanaali”, “Korintiska kanalen”, “Korintoko ubidea”, “διώρυγα Κορίνθου”, “Κορινθιακή διώρυγα”, “Коринтски Теснец”, “Коринтският канал”, “התעלה הקורינתית”, “תעלת האיסתמוס הקורינתית”, “قناة كورنث”, “قناة كورنيث”, “قناة كورينث”, “كورنث”, “คลองโครินธ์”, “코린트 운하”, “コリント運河”, “哥林多運河”, and “科林斯地峡运河”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Istmia and Temple of Poseidon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gefyra Isthmou and Isthmia.
Isthmia
Village
Korinthos Canal
- Categories: ship canal and body of water
- Location: Loutraki-Perachora-Agioi Theodoroi, Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.93473° or 37° 56′ 5″ north
Longitude
22.98395° or 22° 59′ 2″ east
Elevation
35 metres (115 feet)
Open location code
8G94WXMM+VH
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Wu Chinese—“Korinthos Canal” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Kanali i Korinthit”
- Arabic: “قناة قورنثوس”
- Asturian: “Canal de Corintu”
- Azerbaijani: “Korinf kanalı”
- Basque: “Korintoko kanala”
- Belarusian: “Карынфскі канал”
- Belarusian: “Карынцкі канал”
- Bosnian: “Korintski kanal”
- Bulgarian: “Коринтски канал”
- Catalan: “Canal de Corint”
- Cebuano: “Corinth Canal”
- Chinese: “科林斯运河”
- Chinese: “科林斯運河”
- Croatian: “Korintski kanal”
- Czech: “Korintský průplav”
- Danish: “Korinthkanalen”
- Dutch: “Kanaal van Korinthe”
- Esperanto: “Korinta kanalo”
- Estonian: “Kórinthose kanal”
- Finnish: “Korintin kanava”
- French: “canal de Corinthe”
- French: “Canal de Corinthe”
- Georgian: “კორინთის არხი”
- German: “Kanal von Korinth”
- Greek: “Dhiórix Korínthou”
- Greek: “Dióryga Korínthou”
- Greek: “Dióryx Korínthou”
- Greek: “Διώρυγα Κορίνθου”
- Greek: “Διώρυγα της Κορίνθου”
- Greek: “Διώρυξ Κορίνθου”
- Hebrew: “תעלת קורינתוס”
- Hungarian: “Korinthoszi-csatorna”
- Indonesian: “Terusan Korintus”
- Italian: “Canale di Corinto”
- Japanese: “コリントス運河”
- Korean: “코린토스 운하”
- Latin: “Canalis Corinthius”
- Latvian: “Korintas kanāls”
- Lithuanian: “Korinto kanalas”
- Lombard: “Canal de Corint”
- Luxembourgish: “Kanal vu Korinth”
- Macedonian: “Коринтски Канал”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Korintkanalen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Korintkanalen”
- Norwegian: “Korintkanalen”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Canal de Corint”
- Persian: “کانال کورنیس”
- Persian: “کانال کورینس”
- Polish: “Kanał Koryncki”
- Portuguese: “Canal de Corinto”
- Romanian: “Canalul Corint”
- Russian: “Коринфский канал”
- Serbian: “Korintski kanal”
- Serbian: “Коринтски канал”
- Serbian: “Коринтски Канал”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Korintski kanal”
- Slovak: “Korintský prieplav”
- Slovenian: “Korintski prekop”
- Spanish: “Canal de Corinto”
- Swedish: “Korinthkanalen”
- Swiss German: “Dr Kanal vo Korinth”
- Swiss German: “Kanal von Korinth”
- Thai: “คลองคอรินท์”
- Turkish: “Korint Kanalı”
- Ukrainian: “Коринфський канал”
- Urdu: “کورنتھ نہر”
- Vietnamese: “Kênh đào Corinth”
- Vietnamese: “Kênh đào Korinthos”
- Waray (Philippines): “Kanal han Korinthos”
- Welsh: “Camlas Corinth”
- Western Armenian: “Կորնթոսի Ջրանցքը”
- Western Panjabi: “کورنتھ نہر”
- Wu Chinese: “科林斯运河”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Paradeisos and Kyras Vrysi.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Isthmus of Corinth and Katounistra.
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