Gulf of Venice its name from when the Venetian Republic was at the height of its power, at this time that state encompassed most of the northern Adriatic Sea. Gulf of Venice The Gulf of Venice is a gulf that borders modern-day Italy, Slovenia and Croatia, and is at the north of the Adriatic Sea between the delta of the Po river in Northern Italy and the Istria peninsula in Croatia. On average the gulf is 38 meters deep. It is the home of the popular destination island Albarella. The Tagliamento, Piave, Adige, Isonzo, Dragonja, and Brenta rivers run into it. Major cities
Gulf of Ob Gulf of Ob The Gulf of Ob (also known as "Ob Bay") (, "Obskaya guba") is a bay of the Arctic Ocean, located in Northern Russia at the mouth of the Ob River. It is the world's longest estuary. The mouth of the Gulf of Ob is in the Kara Sea between the Gydan and Yamal peninsulas. It is about long and varies in width from about , and generally runs north and south. The gulf is relatively shallow, with an average depth from , which restricts heavy sea transport. The Taz Estuary is an eastern side-branch formed by the