Gulf of Naples

The Gulf of Naples, also called the Bay of Naples, is a roughly 15-kilometer-wide gulf located along the south-western coast of . It opens to the west into the Mediterranean Sea.
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  • Type: Gulf
  • Description: bay on the southwestern coast of Italy
  • Also known as: Bay of Naples”, “Golfo Nápoli”, “Naples”, “Naples Bay”, “Napoli”, and “Neapel

Gulf of Naples

Latitude
40.71667° or 40° 43′ north
Longitude
14.16667° or 14° 10′ east
Open location code
8FGPP588+MM
Geo­Names ID
3172393
Wiki­data ID
Q201385
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Wu Chinese—“Gulf of Naples” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Golf van Napels
  • Arabic: خليج نابولي
  • Asturian: Golfu de Nápoles
  • Azerbaijani: Neapol körfəzi
  • Basque: Napolesko golkoa
  • Basque: Napoliko golkoa
  • Belarusian: Неапалітанскі заліў
  • Belarusian: Нэапалітанская затока
  • Belarusian: Нэапалітанскі заліў
  • Bosnian: Napuljski zaliv
  • Bosnian: Napuljski zaljev
  • Breton: Pleg-mor Napoli
  • Bulgarian: Неаполитански залив
  • Bulgarian: Неаполски залив
  • Catalan: Badia de Nàpols
  • Catalan: golf de Nàpols
  • Catalan: Golf de Nàpols
  • Cebuano: Golfo di Napoli
  • Chinese: 拿坡里灣
  • Chinese: 那不勒斯湾
  • Chinese: 那不勒斯灣
  • Croatian: Napuljski zaljev
  • Czech: Neapolský záliv
  • Danish: Napolibugten
  • Dutch: Baai van Napels
  • Dutch: Golf van Napels
  • Esperanto: Golfo de Napolo
  • Estonian: Napoli laht
  • Finnish: Napolinlahti
  • French: baie de Naples
  • French: Baie de Naples
  • French: Golf de Naples
  • French: Golfe de Naples
  • Galician: Golfo de Nápoles
  • Georgian: ნეაპოლის ყურე
  • German: Bucht von Neapel
  • German: Golf von Neapel
  • German: Golfo di Napoli
  • Greek: Κόλπος της Νάπολης
  • Hebrew: מפרץ נאפולי
  • Hebrew: מפרץ נפולי
  • Hindi: नेपल्स की खाड़ी
  • Hungarian: Nápolyi-öböl
  • Indonesian: Teluk Napoli
  • Irish: Murascaill Napoli
  • Italian: Baia di Napoli
  • Italian: Golfo di Napoli
  • Japanese: ナポリ湾
  • Korean: 나폴리만
  • Latin: Crater
  • Latvian: Neapoles līcis
  • Limburgan: Golf van Napels
  • Lithuanian: Neapolio įlanka
  • Macedonian: Неаполски Залив
  • Neapolitan: Gurfo ‘e Napule
  • Neapolitan: Gurfo ’e Napule
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Napolibukta
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Napolibukten
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Napolibukta
  • Norwegian: Napolibukten
  • Occitan (post 1500): Baia de Nàpols
  • Occitan (post 1500): Golf de Nàpols
  • Persian: خلیج ناپل
  • Polish: Zatoka Neapolitańska
  • Portuguese: Golfo de Nápoles
  • Romanian: Golful Napoli
  • Russian: Неаполитанский залив
  • Russian: Путеольский залив
  • Scots: Gulf o Naples
  • Serbian: Напуљски залив
  • Serbo-Croatian: Napuljski zaliv
  • Serbo-Croatian: Napuljski zaljev
  • Sicilian: Golfu di Napuli
  • Sicilian: Gulfu di Napuli
  • Slovak: Neapolský záliv
  • Slovenian: Neapeljski zaliv
  • Spanish: bahía de Nápoles
  • Spanish: golfo de Napoles
  • Spanish: golfo de Nápoles
  • Spanish: Golfo de Nápoles
  • Swedish: Napolitanska golfen
  • Swedish: Neapelbukten
  • Swedish: Neapolitanska bukten
  • Swedish: Neapolitanska golfen
  • Tagalog: Golpo ng Napoles
  • Turkish: Napoli Körfezi
  • Ukrainian: Неаполітанська затока
  • Urdu: خلیج ناپولی
  • Venetian: Golfo de Nápoles
  • Vietnamese: Vịnh Napoli
  • Waray (Philippines): Gulpo han Napoles
  • Welsh: Bae Napoli
  • Western Frisian: Golf fan Napels
  • Western Panjabi: خلیج ناپولی
  • Wu Chinese: 那不勒斯湾

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