Gulf of İzmit

Coordinates: 40°44′N 29°39′E / 40.74°N 29.65°E / 40.74; 29.65

Gulf of İzmit

Gulf of İzmit (Sea of Marmara)

Gulf of İzmit (Turkish: İzmit Körfezi), also referred to as Izmit Bay, is a bay at the easternmost edge of the Sea of Marmara, in Kocaeli Province, Turkey. Its ancient names were Gulf of Astacus, Sinus Astacenus (Ancient Greek: Ἀστακηνὸς κόλπος),^[1] Olbianus Sinus (Ancient Greek: Ὀλβιανὸς κόλπος, romanized: Olbianos kolpos)^[2] and Gulf of Nicomedia.^[3]

It took the names Gulf of Astacus and Sinus Astacenus from the city Astacus.^[4][5]

The gulf takes its name from the city of İzmit, other cities and towns around the bay being Gebze, Körfez, Gölcük, and Altınova. In the east–west direction, it extends for a length of about 48 kilometres (30 mi), while in the north–south direction its width varies from 2 to 3 kilometres (1.2 to 1.9 mi) at the narrowest spots to about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) at its widest. The İzmit Bay Bridge is a suspension bridge that bridges the gulf.

See also[]

• Astacus in Bithynia
• Astacus – a genus of crayfish (from the Greek word αστακός (astakós), adopted into Turkish as ıstakoz, both meaning lobster)
• Nicomedia (modern İzmit) – the eastern and most senior capital of the Roman Empire during the Tetrarchy system
• İzmit
• İzmit Bay Bridge
• İzmit Körfez Circuit

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External links[]

• Motorway over the Gulf

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