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  1. Casualties. Following the war, the 1920 Treaty of Sevres demilitarized the, strait ,and made it an international territory under the control of the League of
  2. History The ancient city of Troy was located near the western entrance of the, strait ,and the strait 's Asiatic shore was the focus of the Trojan War. The Persian
  3. Islets between the two. Copenhagen faces the Öresund to the east,the, strait ,of water that separates Denmark from Sweden, and which connects the North Sea
  4. Other side of the strait was Scylla, another sea-monster. The two sides of the, strait ,are within an arrow's range of each other, so close that sailors attempting to
  5. Straits. The Bosporus strait connects it to the Sea of Marmara, and the, strait ,of the Dardanelles connects that sea to the Aegean Sea region of the
  6. It separates Europe (the Gladioli peninsula) from the mainland of Asia. The, strait ,is an international waterway, and together with the Bosporus, the Dardanelles
  7. City of Troy was located near the western entrance of the strait and the, strait ,'s Asiatic shore was the focus of the Trojan War. The Persian army of Xerxes I
  8. Darius burnt it in 512. Here Xerxes built two bridges of boats and crossed the, strait ,in 480 BC when he invaded Greece. Abyss thereafter became a member of the
  9. The Gulf of Aden in the southwest, connecting with the Red Sea through the, strait ,of Bab-el-Mandeb; and the Gulf of Oman to the northwest, connecting with the
  10. S. Via the Bosporus and the Dardanelles strait s. Crossings The waters of the, strait ,are traversed by numerous ferries. Two bridges cross the Bosporus. The first
  11. Wars in 1848 and 1864 the Danish-German border for some time ran through the, strait , but ultimately, the Schleswig Plebiscite moved the border to its current
  12. Crossing of the bridges. Xerxes is then said to have thrown fetters into the, strait , given it three hundred lashes and branded it with red-hot irons as the
  13. Men. Later, stranded on a makeshift raft, Odysseus was swept back through the, strait ,to face Scylla and Charybdis again. This time, Odysseus passed near Charybdis.
  14. Gulf of Area) opposite Necropolis, built by Augustus on the north side of the, strait , On the promontory was an ancient temple of Apollo Action, which was enlarged
  15. Fleece. It was the scene of the legend of Hero and Leander. Leander crossed the, strait ,in order to tryst with his beloved, the priestess Hero. Byzantine history The
  16. Between the Ahırkapı Fewer and the Kadıköy İnciburnu Fewer in the south. The, strait ,is between the limits long, with a width of at the northern entrance and at the
  17. JPG|The Rumelihisarı on the Bosporus with both of bridges which span the, strait , File: Waterfront houses on the Bosporus. JPG|Ottoman era waterfront houses on
  18. On the Asian side to Kilitbahir on the European side. At this point,the, strait ,is narrowest. Nomenclature The Turkish name Çanakkale Bogart is derived from
  19. German and the Italian-speaking population in the valley. * To the north,the, strait ,known as the Little Belt (Danish: Lillebælt) ran alongside the ethnically
  20. The" deception" was heightened due to Whidbey's failure to find the, strait ,at first. In May 1792,Vancouver was anchored near the southern end of Whitney
  21. Sieur de Cadillac. Its name originates from the French word Detroit () for, strait , in reference to its location on the river connecting the Great Lakes. Known as
  22. Closed in on Istanbul, they constructed a fortification on each side of the, strait , Anadoluhisarı (1393) and Rumelihisarı (1451). Strategic importance The
  23. British, Indian,Australian, and New Zealand troops to attempt to open up the, strait , At the Gladioli campaign, Turkish troops trapped the Allies on the beaches of
  24. Dardanelles derives from Dardanian, an ancient land on the Asian shore of the, strait ,which in turn takes its name from Daedalus, the mythical son of Zeus and
  25. By the Turks. Modern history Gaining control or special access to the, strait ,became a key foreign policy goal of the Russian Empire during the 19th century.
  26. Freedom Festival; a massive fireworks display over the Detroit River,the, strait ,separating the two cities, is held annually with hundreds of thousands of
  27. But argues that a one China principle (with different definitions across the, strait ,) can be used as the basis for talks with the PRC. The KMT also opposes Taiwan
  28. Along with its counterpart the Bosporus. It is located at approximately. The, strait ,is 61 kilometers (38 mi) long but only 1.2 to 6 kilometers (0.75 to 3.7 mi)
  29. S main forces attacked from Thessaly into Macedonia through the Sarantaporo, strait ,and after capturing Thessaloniki on 12 November (on 26 October 1912,O. S.)
  30. Ocean via the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas and various strait s. The Bosporus, strait ,connects it to the Sea of Marmara, and the strait of the Dardanelles connects
  31. Especially the U. S., which argue that these waters constitute an international, strait ,(international waters). Canadians were incensed when Americans drove the
  32. And Xerxes had those responsible for building the bridges beheaded and the, strait ,itself whipped. The Histories of Herodotus vii.33-37 and vii.54-58 give details
  33. Sound (Ö/Öresund),connect the Baltic Sea with the Attempt bay and Skagerrak, strait ,in the North Sea. Land uses The Baltic Sea drainage basin is roughly four times
  34. In the House of the Vetted, Pompeii,first century AD. Deception Pass is a, strait ,separating Whitney Island from Hidalgo Island, in the northwest part of the U.
  35. Offering views over much of the park; Lighthouse Point, with views over the, strait ,and back to the bridge; the dunes trail at West Beach; and Rosario Head. Other
  36. Who was drowned here in the mythology of the Golden Fleece. History The, strait ,has always played a strategic role in history. Greek and Persian history The
  37. Until 334 BC. Alexander the Great threw a spear to Abyss while crossing the, strait ,and claimed Asia as his own. Abyss is celebrated for the vigorous resistance
  38. To be completed in 2012. Approximately of the tunnel will run under the, strait , at a depth of about. *Istanbul ferry Submarine Channel In 2010,a team of
  39. Lying on one side of a narrow channel of water. On the other side of the, strait ,was Scylla, another sea-monster. The two sides of the strait are within an
  40. The Turkish name Çanakkale Bogart is derived from the major city adjoining the, strait , Çanakkale (which takes its name from its famous castles; kale means" castle
  41. Hellespont) means“ Sea of Hello ”, and was the ancient name of the narrow, strait , It was variously named in classical literature Hellespont Plague, Rectum
  42. Beheld its wonders From the Dardanelles to the mountains of Peru. * The, strait ,was depicted on the reverse of the Turkish 100 lira banknote of 1938–1942. * In
  43. Dreadful suffering. In Panama, Columbus learned from the natives of gold and a, strait ,to another ocean. After much exploration, in January 1503 he established a
  44. By Xerxes, I, in his invasion of Greece. The strategic significance of the, strait ,was one of the factors in the decision of the Roman Emperor Constantine the
  45. Of Lake Erie, linking Lake Huron and Lake Erie; in the historical context,the, strait ,included Lake St. Clair and the St. Clair River. Traveling up the Detroit River
  46. Topeka Palace. File: Istanbulbosphorusfrombridge. JPG|A view of the Bosporus, strait , with the Faith Sultan Mehmet Bridge seen in the background. File:2007 0919
  47. Powers. Following World War I, the 1920 Treaty of Sevres demilitarized the, strait ,and made it an international territory under the control of the League of
  48. Maximum depth of 82 meters (300 ft). Water flows in both directions along the, strait , from the Sea of Marmara to the Aegean via a surface current and in the
  49. 5,700,000. History The city name comes from the Detroit River (), meaning the, strait ,of Lake Erie, linking Lake Huron and Lake Erie; in the historical context, the
  50. Hellespont (Greek:, Hellespontos (), literally " Sea of Hello ", is a narrow, strait ,in northwestern Turkey connecting the Aegean Sea to the Sea of Marmara. It is

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