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Gulf of Pozzuoli

Gulf of Pozzuoli

Small gulf in the northwestern end of the Gulf of Naples

The Gulf of Pozzuoli (Italian: Golfo di Pozzuoli; Neapolitan: Gurfo 'e Pezzulo), formerly known as the Gulf of Puteoli, is a large bay or small gulf in the northwestern end of the Gulf of Naples in the Tyrrhenian Sea. It lies west of Naples and is named for its port of Pozzuoli. The Roman Sinus Baianus was located within it, near the resort town of Baiae.

Gulf of Pozzuoli and surroundings
The Gulf of Pozzuoli lies on the northwestern end of the Gulf of Naples.

Along with the island of Ischia and gulfs of Naples and Gaeta,[1][2] local waters are rich in productions enough to support various species of whales and dolphins, including fin and sperm whales.[3][4][5]

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References

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    D'Alelio D.. 2016. Laggiu soffia! Cronaca di una “caccia” al capodoglio nelle acque tra Ischia e Ventotene - Leviatani, nascosti e preziosi. The Scienza Live. Retrieved on March 29, 2017
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    2016. Orca avvistata
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    Mussi B.. Miragliuolo A.. Monzini E.. Battaglia M.. 1999. Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) feeding ground in the coastal waters of Ischia (Archipelago Campano) (pdf). The European Cetacean Society. Retrieved on March 28, 2017
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    Maio N.. Maione V.. Sgammato R.. 2016. First record of a Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) in the Tyrrhenian Sea (Cetacea Balaenopteridae) (pdf). The Biodiversity Journal. 7 (1). pp.33–38
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    balena nel golfo di pozzuoli on YouTube

40.82147°N 14.09391°E / 40.82147; 14.09391

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