Thermaic Bay

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Thermaic Bay is a large inlet of the Aegean Sea on the coast of northern Greece, bordering the city of Thessaloniki and serving as an important historical and commercial maritime area.

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Thermaic Bay canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bay
inlet
belongsTo Greek territorial waters
borders Thessaloniki
linked to: Salonika
climate Mediterranean climate
country Greece
governedBy Hellenic Republic maritime regulations
hasCoastlineIn Chalkidiki regional unit
Imathia regional unit
Pieria regional unit
Thessaloniki regional unit
hasEconomicRole fishing grounds for local communities
regional shipping hub
tourist destination for beaches near Thessaloniki
hasEnvironmentalIssue eutrophication risk from river inflows
marine pollution near Thessaloniki
hasFeature shallow northern coastal waters
wetlands at river deltas
hasMajorPort Port of Thessaloniki
hasMouthNear Thessaloniki
linked to: Salonika
historicalName Gulf of Salonica
Gulf of Thessaloniki
linked to: Gulf of Salonica

Thermaic Gulf
isNavigationRouteFor Aegean Sea maritime traffic
knownFor historical maritime trade
strategic location in northern Aegean
locatedIn Central Macedonia
northern Greece
linked to: Northern Greece
locatedInSeaRegion North Aegean
linked to: northern Aegean Sea
locatedOn coast of Greece
coast of the Aegean Sea
namedAfter ancient city of Therma
nearbyCity Katerini
Thessaloniki
linked to: Salonika
nearbyTown Agia Triada
Neoi Epivates
Peraia
partOf Aegean Sea
Mediterranean Sea basin
linked to: Mediterranean Sea
receivesRiver Aliakmonas River
Axios River
Gallikos River
Loudias River
region Macedonia (Greece)
usedFor commercial shipping
fishing
recreational boating
tourism

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Thermaic Gulf historicalName Thermaic Bay