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{{stub}}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 how [[Russia]] (the Former [[Soviet Union]]) has access to the [[Mediterranean Sea]]. The strait is the site of the city of [[Istanbul]]. | {{stub}}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 how [[Russia]] (the Former [[Soviet Union]]) has access to the [[Mediterranean Sea]]. The strait is the site of the city of [[Istanbul]]. | ||
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| + | *[http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=2624 NASA info and map] | ||
Revision as of 06:41, August 6, 2008
Template:StubThe 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 how Russia (the Former Soviet Union) has access to the Mediterranean Sea. The strait is the site of the city of Istanbul.