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	Corinth Canal - Peloponnese Greece History of Corinth Canal - Corinthia Greece
		The famous Corinth Canal, which separates the Peloponnese from mainland Greece, connects the Gulf of Corinth with the Saronic Gulf.
		Before the Corinth Canal was constructed, ships had to travel all around the Peloponnese, which added approximately 185 nautical miles, and several days more travel to their journey time.
		The Corinth Canal was actually based on the “Panama ans Suez Canals”, and has often been referred to as the “step-child” of these canals.
	www.aroundgreece.com /corinth-canal-peloponnese-greece.html (758 words)

	Corinth - Phantis
		Corinth, or Korinth (Κόρινθος is a Greek city, on the Isthmus of Corinth, the narrow stretch of land that joins the Peloponnesus to the mainland of Greece.
		Corinth was the last sifnificant town of Achaea on its northern borders with another crusader state, the Duchy of Athens.
		The municipality includes the townlet of Ancient Corinth (1,770 inh.), where the ancient and the medieval city used to be built at the foothills of the rock of Acrocorinth 3km from the new city centre, the townlet of Examilia (1,547 inh.), and the smaller settlements of Xylokeriza (777 inh.) and Solomos (686 inh.).
	wiki.phantis.com /index.php/Corinth (1988 words)

	Private Tour Ancient Corinth, Acrocorinth and the Canal.
		Corinth: Coming from Athens, Corinth is the first prefecture you come to in the Peloponnese- the first sign of warmth and excitement.
		The aromas of the sea, the mountains, the harvest of the grapes and the currants are all encompassing, accompanied by the sound of bees buzzing around the sheds where the currants are drying.
		The digging began either side of the canal, and the workers were supposed to meet eventually in the middle.
	www.greektaxi.gr /athens/greece_corinth.htm (617 words)

	Corinth Canal The Shortest Route, the Safest Waterway
		Corinth Canal The Shortest Route, the Safest Waterway
		he Corinth Canal is a junction of international sea transport and serves ships coming from the Western Mediterranean and Adriatic en route to Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea ports and vice versa.
		The minimum width of the canal at sea level is 24.6m and bottom width of 21m at 8m depth
	www.corinthcanal.com /en_index.php (190 words)

	Corinth Canal information - Search.com
		The Corinth Canal is a canal connecting the Gulf of Corinth with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea.
		The canal is 6.3 km in length and was built between 1881 and 1893.
		At each end of the canal, seashore roads cross using unique submersible bridges that are lowered to the canal bottom to allow maritime traffic to pass.
	www.search.com /reference/Corinth_Canal (401 words)

	Navis.gr - The Corinth Canal from Space (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Isthmus of Corinth is 20 miles (32 km) long and 4 to 8 miles (6 to 13 km) wide, and connects central Greece (bottom left and bottom center of the image) with the Peloponnesus (upper right of the image).
		The Corinth Canal (not discernible on the image), 4 miles (6 km) long, crosses the isthmus and connects the Adriatic and Aegean Seas.
		The Gulf of Corinth, an inlet to the Ionian Sea, is 80 miles (130 km) long and from 3 to 20 (5 to 32 km) wide.
	www.navis.gr /canals/co_space.htm (169 words)

	Corinth
		Corinth fountain of Peirene* embellished by the Athenian Herod Atticus 2nd century A.D. still supplying water to the little village outside Corinth.
		Corinth Glauke Fountain* Princess of Corinth she charmed Jason the Argonaut seeking for the golden fleece in the Black Sea, poisoned by Jason's wife Madea, a witch.
		Corinth Temple of Apollo and Acrocorinth* early 6th century, the earilest example of a stone temple in Greece, the only remaining monument from the ancient Greek town, it is not Roman.
	www.wdbydana.com /corinth.htm (321 words)

	Corinth
		Corinth fountain of Peirene* embellished by the Athenian Herod Atticus 2nd century A.D. still supplying water to the little village outside Corinth.
		Corinth Glauke Fountain* Princess of Corinth she charmed Jason the Argonaut seeking for the golden fleece in the Black Sea, poisoned by Jason's wife Madea, a witch.
		Corinth Temple of Apollo and Acrocorinth* early 6th century, the earilest example of a stone temple in Greece, the only remaining monument from the ancient Greek town, it is not Roman.
	wdbydana.com /corinth.htm (321 words)

	EO Newsroom: New Images - Corinth Canal, Greece
		The Isthmus of Corinth connects mainland Greece in the north to the Peloponnese Peninsula in the south.
		Corinth is south of the canal, while the port city Loutraki is to the north.
		Although not built until the late 19th century, the idea of the Corinth Canal appealed to the region’s rulers for more than 2,000 years.
	earthobservatory.nasa.gov /Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17418 (391 words)

	Corinth Area with Cenchrea, harbor and canal (BiblePlaces.com)
		The remains of the ancient city are located in the center of the photo (in the midst of a modern village), the ancient harbor is roughly in the center of the visible shoreline, and the isthmus is out of view to the right.
		Cenchrea was the port for Corinth on the eastern side of the isthmus, and remains of the ancient harbor are visible in the water today.
		Corinth Canal - Diolkos (Sailing Issues) An informative article about the ancient Diolkos and the modern canal through the isthmus with a helpful map.
	www.bibleplaces.com /corintharea.htm (426 words)

	YouTube - Greece: Corinth Canal transit, #1
		On the afternoon of 24 May 2007 I was a passenger on the 10,000-ton Seabourn Spirit when that vessel made a transit of the 3.9-mile (6.3-km)-long Corinth Canal from west to east.
		The 68.9-foot-wide (21-meter-wide) canal, constructed between 1881 and 1893, connects the Gulf of Corinth with the Aegean Sea's Saronic Gulf.
		Cutting through the Isthmus of Corinth, the canal separates the Peloponnesian peninsula from the Greek mainland.
	www.youtube.com /watch?v=GTZ1tLp7f14 (363 words)

	Corinth Canal The Shortest Route, the Safest Waterway
		Corinth Canal The Shortest Route, the Safest Waterway
		he Corinth Canal is a junction of international sea transport and serves ships coming from the Western Mediterranean and Adriatic en route to Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea ports and vice versa.
		he Corinth Canal intersects the Isthmus of Corinth and has a lenght of 6.343m.
	www.corinthcanal.com (189 words)

	Ancient Corinth, Corinth Canal, Akrocorinthos
		The city of ancient Corinth grew up 7 km (4 miles) SW in a beautiful setting on the northern slopes at the foot of the hill of Acrocorinth (Akrokorinthos), which acted as the fortified citadel of the ancient and medieval cities.
		BC Corinth was one of the three major powers in Greece, and took part in all the battles against the Persians.
		The canal was begun in 1882 by a French company, the Society International du Canal Maritime de Corinth, inspired by a proposal made in 1829 by Virlet d' Aoust, a member of the Morean Commission.
	www.greecetaxi.gr /index/corinth.html (1103 words)

	Corinth Canal and Diolkos
		Isthmus of Corinth, as this narrow stretch of land is called, has played a very important role in the history of Greece.
		There were times when the influence of Corinth extended beyond the Saronic Gulf to the Aegean Sea and beyond the Gulf of Corinth to the Adriatic.
		The greater part of the Slipway, which in fact ran all the way from the Gulf of Corinth to the Saronic Gulf, was brought to light.
	www.sailingissues.com /corinth-canal-diolkos.html (831 words)

	Travel for Kids: Corinth, Greece
		Corinth was a bustling Greek city for centuries, strategically placed at the isthmus between the Peleponnese and mainland Greece, and in the and in the Roman era, Corinth replaced Athens as the capital.
		Corinth Canal – The Peleponnese is divided from mainland Greece by a narrow isthmus, and this bitty piece of land was a big inconvenience for boats going between the Gulf of Corinth and the Saronic Gulf.
		In the 6th century, Periander tried digging a canal, but found it bit much, and finally in 1893, a "ditch" was dug to allow boats to pass between the two gulfs.
	www.travelforkids.com /Funtodo/Greece/corinth.htm (735 words)

	Corinth canal in Greece Shipping Directory
		Location: The Corinth Canal is a 6,343m gorge linking the Corinthian and Saronic Gulfs; the ports of Isthmia and Poseidonia are at either end and occupy some 540m of the total canal frontage.
		The Canal is operated by The New Company of the Corinth Canal, based at Isthmia Corinthias, who will furnish tariffs upon request.
		Ship’s speeds not to exceed 6 knots during transit; upon entering/clearing the canal, speeds should be reduced to a minimum to avoid damage to vessels berthed at Isthmia or Poseidonia.
	www.infomarine.gr /greece/eleusis/corinthbut.htm (287 words)

	Corinth : Introduction \| Frommers.com
		Corinth is now a thicket of undistinguished, flat-roofed buildings, supposedly built to withstand future quakes.
		This was when Corinth made and exported the distinctive red-and-fl figured pottery decorated with lively animal motifs, examples of which are on display in the excavation museum.
		The only obstacle Corinth couldn't overcome was the isthmus itself: Ships had to be dragged from the port of Kenchreai on the east to the port of Lechaion on the west.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/corinth/1626010001.html (489 words)

	Corinth Canal
		The Corinth Canal links the Gulf of Corinth in the northwest with the Saronic Gulf in the southeast.
		The canal is 3.9 miles (6.3 km) long and has a water depth of 26 feet (8 m).
		The first to decide to dig the Corinth Canal was Periander, the tyrant of Corinth (602 BCE).
	www.grisel.net /corinth_canal.htm (413 words)

	ASTER Image Gallery: Corinth Canal, Greece
		The Isthmus of Corinth has played a very important role in the history of Greece.
		It is a 6 km wide tongue of land separating the Gulf of Corinth from the Saronic Sea.
		This ASTER image covers an area of 25.3 x 37.7 km, was acquired on May 9, 2005, and is centered near 37.9 degrees north latitude, 23 degrees east longitude.
	asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov /gallery-detail.asp?name=corinth (136 words)

	Corinth, Greece (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Corinth (Greek Κορινθία) is an ancient city about 48 miles west of Athens on the narrow stretch of land that joins the Peloponnese to the mainland of Greece.
		Corinth was an important city in ancient Greece and it played a major role in the missionary work of the Apostle Paul.
		Corinth was captured by the Turks in 1458; the Knights of Malta won it in 1612; the Venetians took a turn from 1687 until 1715, when the Turks returned; and the city finally came into Greek hands in 1822.
	www.sacred-destinations.com /greece/corinth.htm (1793 words)

	THE CORINTHIA IN THE ROMAN PERIOD; The Isthmian Games and the sanctuary of Poseidon
		His trip to Corinth occurred in the spring or early summer of 29 B.C. and since he seems to have ceased work on his Geography about 2 B.C., the latter date has been taken as providing a terminus post quem for Corinthian resumption of the presidency.
		His undoubted involvement with the athletic festivals of Corinth makes him an important figure in the history of the games, but his exact identity and the period of his activity cannot be determined from the present state of the text.
		Both events probably took place at the Isthmian sanctuary rather than in Corinth, the first in order to recreate and surpass the glorious occasion of Flamininus' degree of liberation delivered in the stadium at the Isthmian festival of 196 B.C.,46 and the latter because the first trenches for the canal lay nearby.
	humanities.uchicago.edu /orgs/isthmia/publications/is-roman/is-games.html (5066 words)

	Property, Publishing and Plantations
		Rising fuel costs are expected to make the canal's short route more attractive to ship owners, while the reduction of tensions in the Balkans will lead to increased trade between the Adriatic and the eastern Mediterranean seas.
		The Corinth Canal crosses the narrow isthmus connecting mainland Greece and the Peloponnese, about 30 nautical miles west of Piraeus - Greece's principal port.
		Originally conceived by the tyrant of Corinth, Periandros, in the 7th century bc, the canal began life as a paved road called the Dioikos.
	www.seacontainers.com /ppp/ht_corinth_canal.htm (357 words)

	Greece Bungy Jumping Corinth Canal Bungee Jumping - Zulu Bungy Corinthos Zulu
		The famous Corinth Canal is a stop that nearly all visitors to the Peloponnese make.
		Zulu Bungy organise bungy jumps of the Corinth Canal bridge, and it is an experience you will never forget.
		Open daily during the summer months, and at weekends during the rest of the year, Zulu Bungy is where all you adrenaline seekers should head to.
	www.aroundgreece.com /zulu-bungy (196 words)

	World Report
		Together with new management at the 19th century Corinth Canal – a tourist landmark in its own right – and vastly improved road and rail links, the region is anticipating an economic upsurge.
		The Corinth Canal cuts across the isthmus in a straight line for nearly four miles, and the highest point from sea level is 259ft.
		Ancient Corinth grew up at the foot of a steep, rocky peak called Acrocorinthus, which rises nearly 2,000ft, from where both the Gulf of Corinth and the Saronic Gulf can be seen.
	www.worldreport-ind.com /greece/corinthcanal.htm (1022 words)

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		In the late seventh or early sixth century BC, the tyrants of Corinth constructed α paved road called the Diolkos which led from Schinous on the Saronic Gulf to Poseidonia on the Gulf of Corinth.
		The canal we see today was built in 1882-1893 by Greek and French engineers using the most advanced machinery of the day.
		The canal is crossed by road and railway bridges, while communications between Central Greece and the Peloponnese are also served by two 'ferries' in the form of submersible bridges, one at either end (Poseidonia and Isthmia).
	www.city-of-loutraki.gr /history-culture/the-diolkos-corinth-canal.htm (341 words)

	Corinth
		When Paul arrived in 51 CE, the Corinth he saw was little more than 100 years old, but was five times as large as Athens and the capital of the province.
		Commentators usually assume that Corinth was an especially licentious city, a reputation it seems to have had in ancient times.
		The heart of the city, the forum, was filled with temples and shrines to the emperor and various members of his family, built alongside temples to the older Greek gods such as Apollo.
	www.abrock.com /Greece-Turkey/corinth.html (1209 words)

	Mediterranean, Transit the Corinth Canal: Crystal Cruises Cruise Destination
		Corinth Canal of c.20 mi (32 km) long and 4–8 mi (6.4–12.9 km) wide, connecting central Greece (Attica and Boeotia) with the Peloponnesus, between the Gulf of Corinth and the Saronic Gulf.
		It is crossed by the Corinth Canal, built between 1881 and 1893, which connects the Aegean and the Adriatic seas.
		Parallel to the canal are ruins of the ancient Isthmian Wall, which was restored (3d–6th cent.
	www.crystalcruises-uk.com /destinations.php?destId=1&portId=781 (135 words)

	Acropolis and Ancient Corinth and Canal Tour - Athens Tours
		During your visit to ancient Corinth, there will be a brief visit to a local store to shop for a variety of gifts and souvenirs.
		Your drive to ancient Corinth passes the dramatic Acrocorinth, the mammoth citadel that guarded the city.
		The drive from Piraeus to Corinth is approximately 1 1/4 hours each way.
	www.meandertravel.com /athens/athens.php?details=acropoliscorinthcanaltour&m=2&md=sc2 (577 words)

	Corinth Greece (Korinthos) - Corinth Hotels
		Kalamaki Beach Hotel is situated 6 km from the Corinth canal, on the road to the ancient theatre of Epidaurus and only 85 km from Athens.
		At the Isthmus of Corinth, 75kms from Athens on the National Road to Corinth and Patras, lies the hotel complex "Isthmia Prime Hotel".
		The famous cosmopolitan beaches of Loutraki, Isthmia, Corinth and the Baths of Beautiful Helen are in a very close distance of the hotel.
	www.greekhotel.com /peloponnese/corinth/home.htm (251 words)

	CORINTH CANAL
		We had to spend a waiting day in Corinth harbour because we found out that on Sunday the canal fees are higher by 30%, that’s not for us.
		The idea for the canal was first thought of by Periander in 602 BC, to dig a canal between the Isthmus Straits and therefore create a waterway between the Gulf of Corinth and the Aegean Sea.
		long canal runs in a straight line, the west side is made of blue clay, and a small forest with an abandoned military base on the north side of the canal.
	www.sunray.dk /corinthcanal.htm (621 words)

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