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What Turkish city is the only city located on 2 continents?
Istanbul, formerly known as Constantinople, is part of both Europe and Asia. It spans the Bosphorus, which divides the Sea of Marmara (and by extension, the Mediterranean Sea) from the Black Sea.
Which large city in turkey is near the sea of a Marmara?
Istanbul
Is sea of marmara and black sea the same sea?
No, the Black Sea is North of Turkey. The Sea of Marmara is way smaller and is located between the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea. The Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara are separated by a strip of land in Turkey. Located here is the Capital city of Istanbul (formerly Constantinople). These two seas made the ancient city of Constantinople prosperous.
Is the sea of Marmara salty?
Yes the sea of Marmara is salty
What is the body of water that is between the Black Sea and the Aegean sea?
It is the Sea of Marmara or the Marmara Sea.
Where is Istanbul located exactly?
Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey. It straddles the Bosphorus, which is the strait connecting the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara, and from there to the wider Mediterranean.
A strait that separates the Black Sea and the sea of marmara?
The Strait of Bosporus links the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara
How many sq miles are in the Sea of Marmara?
Sea of Marmara - 4,386.26 square miles.
What strait separates the European and Asian portions of turkey?
Cultural AnswerBeauty is in the eye of a beholder though?Who sees european and asian characteristics of Turkey as a separating aspect?For Turkish people there is no separation but unification of unique character; being both Asian and European, western and eastern in one entity.So, may be you have to check where do you see separation to your eyes.Geographic AnswerEuropean and Asian Turkey are separated by three bodies of water, from north to south:Bosporus Strait which starts at the Black Sea on Turkey's northern coast and then runs down through Istanbul at its southern end (separating neighborhoods like Sultanahmet and Beyoğlu on the European side from Üsküdar).Sea of Marmara which is a small sea between Istanbul and the Gallipoli Peninsula. The island of Marmara in the sea was used by Romans as a marble quarry. Since Marmara is the Latin word for marble, the term was applied to island and the sea in general. Europe is to the north and west of the Sea of Marmara and Asia is to south and west.Dardanelles Strait which starts at the Sea of Marmara as it narrows between Anatolia and the Gallipoli Peninsula and then runs down to the city of Çanakkale on the Aegean Sea.
What three seas border Turkey?
The Mediterranean Sea The Black Sea The Aegean Sea The Sea of Marmara
If the people of Athens traveled on the city of troy they would have gone over this sea?
They would cross the Sea of Marmara.
What bodies of water connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Black Sea?
The Bosporus Strait, the Sea of Marmara, and the Dardanelles Strait.
