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Straits Connecting Black, Marmara and Aegean Seas – July 23rd, 2011

40.6N 28.2E

July 23rd, 2011 Category: Image of the day, Lakes, Rivers

Black Sea - July 14th, 2011

While the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas (below) are dotted with hundreds of Greek and Turkish islands, few are visible in the Black Sea (upper right).

The Black Sea is connected to the Sea of Marmara (center) via the Bosphorus Strait, with the city of Istanbul located on either side. The Sea of Marmara is then linked to the Aegean Sea through the Dardanelles.

In the upper left quadrant, the Danube River can be seen flowing along the border of Romania (above) and Bulgaria (below), to its delta on the shores of the Black Sea.

 

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Sea of Marmara Connecting Black and Aegean Seas, Turkey

41.1N 29.0E

July 1st, 2011 Category: Snapshots

Turkey - June 21st, 2011

Here, the Black Sea (upper right) can be seen connecting to the Sea of Marmara (center), which in turn connects to the Aegean Sea (lower left).

The Bosphorus strait connects the Sea of Marmara to the Black Sea and the Dardanelles strait to the Aegean. The former also separates Istanbul into its Asian and European sides. The Sea has an area of 11,350 km² (280 km x 80 km) with the greatest depth reaching 1,370 m.

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Turkish Straits: the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles – March 9th, 2011

40.6N 28.2E

March 9th, 2011 Category: Image of the day, Lakes

Turkey - February 11th, 2011

Various straits and seas can be observed in this image of Turkey. In the upper left corner is the Black Sea, connected to the Sea of Marmara (center) by the Bosphorus Strait. Visible on either side of the Bosphorus is the city of Istanbul.

To the west, the Sea of Marmara is connected to the Aegean Sea by the Dardanelles. The strait is 61 kilometres (38 mi) long but only 1.2 to 6 kilometres (0.75 to 4 mi) wide, averaging 55 metres (180 ft) deep with a maximum depth of 82 metres (300 ft). Water flows in both directions along the strait, from the Sea of Marmara to the Aegean via a surface current and in the opposite direction via an undercurrent.

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Islands of the Aegean Sea – July 15th, 2009

39.0N 25.2E

July 15th, 2009 Category: Image of the day

Aegean Sea and Islands - June 29th, 2009

Aegean Sea and Islands - June 29th, 2009

The Aegean Sea is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea located between the southern Balkan and Anatolian peninsulas, i.e., between the mainlands of Greece (left) and Turkey (right) respectively. In the north, it is connected to the Marmara Sea and Black Sea by the Dardanelles and Bosphorus Strait.

The Aegean Islands are within the sea and some bound it on its southern periphery, including Crete (bottom center) and Rhodes (largest island in lower right quadrant).

Almost all of the Aegean Islands belong to Greece, being split among nine administrative peripheries. Turkish possessions include Imbros (Gökçeada), Tenedos (Bozcaada), and eight more islets off Turkey’s western coast.

The Greek Aegean Islands are traditionally subdivided into seven groups, from north to south: Northeastern Aegean Islands, Sporades, Euboea, Argo-Saronic Islands, Cyclades, Dodecanese (Southern Sporades) and Crete.

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