The Messenian Gulf (, Messiniakós Kólpos) is a sea that is part of the Ionian Sea. The gulf is circumscribed by the southern coasts of Messenia and the southwestern coast of the Mani peninsula in Laconia. Its bounds are Venetiko Island to the west and Cape Tainaron to the southeast. The western shores are mostly low-lying, fertile and well-developed, while the eastern shore is dominated by the southern foothills of the Taygetos and comparatively rocky and inaccessible, with few settlements.
The Pamisos River flows into the gulf near the port city of Kalamata, which is the gulf's major urban centre.
Places by the gulf
Koroni - west
Longa - west
Petalidi - northwest
Messini - northwest
Kalamata - northeast
Kardamyli - east
Stoupa - east
Agios Nikolaos - east
Trahila - southeast
Areopoli - southeast
Gerolimenas - southeast
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Gulfs of the Ionian Sea
Gulfs of Greece
Landforms of Messenia
Landforms of Peloponnese (region)