Gulf of Gaeta

Gulf of Gaeta

The Gulf of Gaeta is a body of water on the west coast of Italy and part of the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is bounded by Cape Circeo in the north, Ischia and the Gulf of Naples in the south, and the Pontine Islands in the west.

The gulf is named for the nearby Italian city of Gaeta. The Volturno is the primary river draining into the gulf.

The gulf was home to a NATO base from 1967 to 2006, this base was the home port of the flag ship of the Sixth Fleet.


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