Kiparissia

(Kyparissiakos kolpos), an open gulf of the Ionian Sea, on the western coast of the Peloponnesus (Greece). The Gulf of Kiparissia extends 18 km inland. It is 51 km wide at its mouth and reaches depths of more than 500 m. The tide is semidiurnal, with a net change of 0.2 m. The Alfios River empties into the gulf.