Map of the Sea of Marmara

Satellite view of the Sea of Marmara

The Sea of Marmara (Turkish: Marmara Denizi, Modern Greek: Θάλασσα του Μαρμαρά or Προποντίδα) (also known as the Sea of Marmora or the Marmara Sea) is an inland sea that connects the Black Sea to the Aegean Sea, thus separating the Asian part of Turkey from its European part. The Bosporus connects it to the Black Sea and the Dardanelles to the Aegean. The former also separates Istanbul into its Asian side and European side. It has area of 11,350 km². Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1336x748, 333 KB) Map of the Bounding box West 26°, South 39. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1336x748, 333 KB) Map of the Bounding box West 26°, South 39. ... Download high resolution version (639x639, 128 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (639x639, 128 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Greek (Greek Ελληνικά, IPA – Hellenic) constitutes its own branch of the Indo-European languages. ... Sunset at sea Look up Sea on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Look up maritime in Wiktionary, the free dictionary A sea is a large expanse of saline water connected with an ocean, or a large, usually saline, lake that lacks a natural outlet such as the Caspian Sea and the... Map of the Black Sea. ... The Aegean Sea. ... World map showing location of Asia Asia is the central and eastern part of Eurasia, defined by subtracting Europe from Eurasia. ... World map showing location of Europe When considered a continent, Europe is the worlds second smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 km² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ... This article is about the strait; Bosphorus is also a university in Turkey. ... The Dardanelles (Turkish: Çanakkale BoÄŸazı), formerly Hellespont, is a narrow strait in northwestern Turkey connecting the Aegean Sea with the Sea of Marmara. ... Shows the Location of the Province Ä°stanbul Istanbul (Turkish: Ä°stanbul; a contraction of Greek εις την πολιν into the city, the former Constantinople, Κωνσταντινούπολις) is the largest city in Turkey, and arguably the most important. ... World map showing location of Asia Asia is the central and eastern part of Eurasia, defined by subtracting Europe from Eurasia. ... World map showing location of Europe When considered a continent, Europe is the worlds second smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 km² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...

There are two major island groups known as the Prince's and Marmara islands. The latter group is rich in sources of marble and gives the sea its name (marmaros is the Greek word for marble). The Princes Islands are a chain of nine islands off the coast of Istanbul, Turkey, in the Sea of Marmara. ... Marble This page is about the metamorphic rock. ...

The North Anatolian fault, which has triggered many major earthquakes in recent years, such as the Izmit Earthquake of 1999, runs under the sea. The North Anatolian Fault is one of the most energetic earthquake zones in the world. ... The İzmit Earthquake with a magnitude of 7. ...

Propontis (Προποντίς, -ίδος < pro 'before' + pontos 'Black Sea') was the ancient Greek name for the sea.

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