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Bookmark or Share- Dardanelles Campaign - HISTORYIn March 1915, during World War I (1914-18), British and French forces launched an ill-fated naval attack on Turkish forces in the Dardanelles in northwestern Turkey, hoping to take control of...
- Dardanelles Map - Strait - Turkey - MapcartaThe Dardanelles, also known as the Strait of Gallipoli and in Classical Antiquity as the Hellespont, is a narrow, natural strait and internationally significant waterway in northwestern Turkey that forms part of the continental boundary between Asia and Europe and separates Asian Turkey from European Turkey. Map. Directions.
- Dardanelles | Strait, Map, History, & Meaning | BritannicaDardanelles, narrow strait in northwestern Turkey, lying between the peninsula of Gallipoli in Europe to the northwest and the mainland of Asia Minor to the southeast. It has held significant geostrategic importance throughout history, in part because it serves as a vital link between the Mediterranean and Black seas.
- Dardanelles Strait - WorldAtlasThe Dardanelles Strait (also called the Strait of Gallipoli), formerly known as the Hellespont, is a narrow waterway in northwestern Turkey. It forms part of the border between Europe and Asia. The strait connects the Aegean Sea to the Sea of Marmara, allowing for passage to the Black Sea via the Bosporus Strait.
- Dardanelles - WikipediaOne of the world's narrowest straits used for international navigation, the Dardanelles connects the Sea of Marmara with the Aegean and Mediterranean seas while also allowing passage to the Black Sea by extension via the Bosporus. The Dardanelles is 61 kilometres (38 mi) long and 1.2 to 6 kilometres (0.75 to 3.73 mi) wide.
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