Gulf of Venice

The Gulf of Venice (; ; ) is a gulf that borders modern-day Italy, Slovenia and Croatia.

Geography
The Gulf of Venice is in the northern part of the Adriatic Sea between the delta of the Po river in northern Italy and the Istria peninsula in Croatia. The western and central parts of the gulf borders with the Italian regions ofVeneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia while the eastern part borders with the coast of Slovenia and Croatia.

Several rivers flow into the gulf along the Italian coast: Isonzo, Piave, Adige, Brenta and Tagliamento. The Dragonja river flows through the Istria peninsula.

The gulf is about  wide and its depth is . In the northeastern end of the gulf, in front of the Trieste city, there is shallow bay called Gulf of Trieste.

 Cities 
Some of the main cities around the gulf are:
 : Chioggia, Venice, Monfalcone, Trieste
 : Koper
 : Poreč, Rovinj, Pula

Gallery

Related pages
 Istria

Category:Gulfs of Italy
Category:Geography of Slovenia
Category:Geography of Croatia
Category:Mediterranean Sea