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Sea of Marmara

Sea of Marmara
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About Sea of Marmara

The Sea of Marmara, also known as the Sea of Marmora, the Marmara Sea, or Propontis, is a small inland sea entirely within the borders of Turkey. It links the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea via the Bosporus and Dardanelles straits, separating Turkey's European and Asian sides. It has an area of 11,350 km2 (4,380 sq mi), and its dimensions are roughly 280 km × 80 km, considered as the smallest sea in the world. Its greatest depth is 1,370 m (4,490 ft).

On the show

Certainly that's what I've really got all the visit Istanbul sites. Yeah. In between is a body of water, the Bosphorus Strait, which links the, what is it, the Black Sea and the... It's got the Sea of Marmara and the bang in the middle of Turkey, and the Black Sea above it and the GNC. Then eventually the Med. Eventually the Med. Eventually the Atlantic, you know?

from No Such Thing As Captain Birdseye's Caribou Sausage, 2025-03-06 at 00:01:12 · read transcript

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Coordinates: 40.7000, 28.2000

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