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The [[strait]] that unites the [[Black Sea]] and the [[Sea of Marmara]] and separates parts of Asian [[Turkey]] (Anatolia) from European Turkey. It is strategically important because it is [[Russia]]'s means of access to the [[Mediterranean Sea]]. The strait is straddled by the city of [[Istanbul]]. | The [[strait]] that unites the [[Black Sea]] and the [[Sea of Marmara]] and separates parts of Asian [[Turkey]] (Anatolia) from European Turkey. It is strategically important because it is [[Russia]]'s means of access to the [[Mediterranean Sea]]. The strait is straddled by the city of [[Istanbul]]. | ||
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*[http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=2624 NASA info and map] | *[http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=2624 NASA info and map] | ||
[[Category:Geography]] | [[Category:Geography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:33, July 13, 2016
The strait that unites the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara and separates parts of Asian Turkey (Anatolia) from European Turkey. It is strategically important because it is Russia's means of access to the Mediterranean Sea. The strait is straddled by the city of Istanbul.