Marmara sea

Marmara sea

Today we are going to talk about a sea that geographically separates the European part of Turkey from the Asian part. It is known as Sea of ​​Marmara. It is a sea that is connected to the Black Sea through the Bosphorus Strait and to the Aegean Sea through the Dardanelles Pass. It is known for being a sea where there are hardly any strong ocean currents and several islands.

We are going to dedicate this article to tell you all the characteristics and secrets of the Sea of ​​Marmara.

Key features

Marmara sea location

It is a sea whose surface is 11.350 square kilometers. Of all this surface, 850 kilometers are in length from the northeast to the southwest where its widest section reaches 80 kilometers. As you can see, it is not a sea that is very large. However, it has an average depth of almost 500 meters reaching a maximum depth in its central zone of 1.350 kilometers.

These are the characteristics that make it become a sea. Despite this, it hardly has strong marine currents and that is in an important area of ​​seismic activity. And it is that this sea has been formed by the result of violent seismic movements of the earth's crust about 2.5 million years ago.

The name Marmara comes from the island with the same name due to the abundance of marble in ancient times. Marmara comes from marron which means marble in Greek.

Islands of the Sea of ​​Marmara

Prince islands

As we have mentioned before, this sea has some quite famous islands. It has the archipelago of the Principe Islands and the Marmara Islands. We begin to describe them one by one. The Prince Islands are a group of 8 small islands that are in the Asian part of Istanbul. Among these islands we find important tourist destinations such as Heybeliada, Burgazada, Kınalıada and Sedef. Among these islands we can find a population of about 14.000 inhabitants. The rest of the islands in this sea are uninhabited.

The island of Marmara, which is the one that gives its name to this sea, has 117 square kilometers of extension. It is the largest island and the second largest in all of Turkey. They are located in the western part of the sea in front of the Cízico peninsula. The population is around 2.000 inhabitants.

The Bosphorus and the Dardanelles

Part of turkey

Mo on the Bosphorus is what marks the northeastern limit of the Sea of ​​Marmara. It is an arm of the sea that has an S shape and is 30 kilometers long and at its narrowest point it measures 750 meters. The Bosphorus Strait is responsible for dividing the city of Istanbul into two parts: On the one hand, we have the European part and on the other the Asian part.

Both shores are connected by several bridges and a railway tunnel that is submerged 55 meters below the seabed. The Dardanelles Strait consists of a long natural channel 61 kilometers long and it is located at the southwestern end of the Sea of ​​Marmara. The width ranges between 1.5 and 6 kilometers. Both banks of this strait are connected by the railway lines. The Dardanelles Pass has strategic importance both throughout history and today. Both straits carry a large amount of maritime traffic from around the world. This traffic is second only to the Strait of Malacca in Southeast Asia.

Sailing the Sea of ​​Marmara

Sea of ​​Marmara from afar

I know what you want is to go on vacation and navigate the Marmara Sea, it is better to hire a yacht. You cannot find these yachts in undiscovered bays with crystal clear waters, fishing areas and dive sites with great food restaurants that can only be ascended by boat. This sea is full of ruins and at night it creates a quite touristy atmosphere. There are people who party and join other sailboats or go to dine at wonderful restaurants that are located along the entire coast.

Dolmabahçe Palace is one of the palaces found on the Bosphorus and it was built in the mid-600th century. It was built by Sultan Abdulmecit and the facade stretches for XNUMX meters on the European shore of the Bosphorus. It was built imitating other European palaces and you can visit its interior. You can also take advantage of impressive stays such as It is a 2000 m² living room. In this room are crystal chandelier whose weight is more than 4 tons.

As you can see, the Sea of ​​Marmara is quite well known and the object of tourist trips. The rest of the uninhabited islands will surely be so in the future to make better use of the territory. I hope that with this article you can learn more about this sea and have made you want to visit it.


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