Gulf of Terracina

The waters off Terracina lie in the broad Gulf of Gaeta on Italy's Tyrrhenian coast. The shore is largely low and flat, interrupted by the heights near Terracina and Gaeta. Cape Circeo marks the northwestern approach, and the Pontine Islands rise offshore. Ponza, Palmarola and Zannone form the western group of the archipelago, while Ventotene and Santo Stefano lie farther southeast towards the Bay of Naples.