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Gulf of İzmit (Turkish: ''İzmit Körfezi''), also referred to as Izmit Bay, is a bay at the easternmost edge of the Sea of Marmara, in Kocaeli Province, Turkey.〔http://www.geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?uni=-1079474&fid=6241&c=turkey#FULL_NAME〕 In antiquity it was known first as the Gulf of Astacus and later as the Gulf of Nicomedia.〔(AnadoluJet Magazine: "Kocaeli the Heart of the Gulf of İzmit" ), by Hasan Mert Kaya, January 2012.〕 The gulf takes its name from the city of İzmit, other cities and towns around the bay being Gebze, Körfez, Gölcük, and Altınova. In the east–west direction, it extends for a length of about , while in the north–south direction its width varies from at the narrowest spots to about at its widest. The İzmit Bay Bridge is a projected suspension bridge that will bridge the gulf. ==See also== * Astacus in Bithynia * Astacus – a genus of crayfish (from the Greek word αστακός (''astakós''), adopted into Turkish as ''ıstakoz'', both meaning lobster) * Nicomedia (modern İzmit) – the eastern and most senior capital of the Roman Empire during the Tetrarchy system * İzmit * İzmit Bay Bridge * İzmit Körfez Circuit 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gulf of İzmit」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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