The
Argolic Gulf (, also
Gulf of Argolis or
Gulf of Nafplio) is a
gulf of the
Aegean Sea off the east coast of the
Peloponnese,
Greece. It is about 50 km long and 30 km wide. Its main port is
Nafplio, at its northwestern end. At the entrance to the gulf is the island
Spetses. This gulf and its islands are sometimes combined with the
Saronic Gulf and
Saronic Islands, with the result called the
Argo-Saronic Gulf and the
Argo-Saronic Islands. It is surrounded by two regional units:
Arcadia to the southwest and
Argolis to the north and east. The river
Inachos drains into the Argolic Gulf near
Nea Kios. The main islands in the gulf are Psili, Plateia and
Bourtzi, a small island with a Venetian fortress that protects the port of Nafplio. The surrounding mountains protect it from the strong summer
Meltemi wind.