langs: 14 июля [ru] / july 14 [en] / 14. juli [de] / 14 juillet [fr] / 14 luglio [it] / 14 de julio [es]
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The Coastal Reserve was a former conservation area in Ukraine that was under protection from 1930 to 1933. It was primarily a bird sanctuary and officially became part of the Askania-Nova reserve in 1933. Former bird sanctuary in Ukraine This article is an orphan , as no other articles link to it .
South Shore is one of 77 defined community areas of Chicago , Illinois , United States. Located on the city's South Side , the area is named for its location along the city's southern lakefront . Although South Shore has seen a greater than 40% decrease in residents since Chicago's population peaked
#1 Hong Kong International Airport
Hong Kong International Airport ( IATA : HKG , ICAO : VHHH ) is Hong Kong's main airport , built on reclaimed land on the island of Chek Lap Kok , Hong Kong . The airport is also referred to as Chek Lap Kok International Airport or Chek Lap Kok Airport , to distinguish it from its predecessor, the f
#2 Kvitøya
Kvitøya (English: "White Island") is an island in the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic Ocean , with an area of 682 square kilometres (263 sq mi) . It is the easternmost part of the Kingdom of Norway . The closest Russian Arctic possession, Victoria Island , lies only 62 kilometres (39 mi) to
Marvel Super Hero Island is an area at Universal Orlando 's Islands of Adventure park in Orlando, Florida that is themed after popular Marvel Comics superheroes. The area opened in 1999, ten years prior to Universal competitor The Walt Disney Company acquiring Marvel Entertainment in 2009. The islan
#4 Tahiti
Tahiti ( English: / t ə ˈ h iː t i / ; Tahitian [taˈhiti] ; [2] French pronunciation: [ta.i.ti] ; previously also known as Otaheite ) is the largest island of the Windward group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia . It is located in the central part of the Pacific Ocean and the nearest ma
Saint Barthélemy ( French : Saint-Barthélemy , [sɛ̃ baʁtelemi] ), officially the Collectivité territoriale de Saint-Barthélemy , [5] is an overseas collectivity of France [6] in the Caribbean . It is often abbreviated to St-Barth in French, and St. Barts in English. [7] The island lies about 30 kilo
Herschel Island ( French : Île d'Herschel ; Inuit : Qikiqtaruk ) [2] is an island in the Beaufort Sea (part of the Arctic Ocean ), which lies 5 km (3.1 mi) off the coast of Yukon in Canada, of which it is administratively a part. It is Yukon's only offshore island. Island in Yukon, Canada For th
#7 Miyake-jima
Miyake-jima ( 三宅島 , "Miyake Island") is an inhabited volcanic island in the Izu archipelago in the Philippine Sea approximately 180 kilometers (110 mi) southeast of Tokyo , Japan . [1] As with the other islands in the Izu Island group, Miyake-jima forms part of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park .
Hall Island ( Russian : Холл ) is a small island located 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to the northwest of St. Matthew Island in the Bering Sea in Alaska , United States. It serves as a haulout site for Pacific walrus . It is 5 miles (8.0 km) in length and has a land area of 6.1758 square miles (15.995 k
Rossel Island (named after de Rossel, a senior officer on the French expedition of d'Entrecasteaux , 1791-1793; also known as Yela ) is the easternmost island of the Louisiade Archipelago , within the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea . Tree Islet is situated 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the north-w
#10 Tagula Island
Vanatinai Island (also called Tagula and Sudest , for the names of the extreme capes of the island) is a volcanic island in the south-east of the Louisiade Archipelago within Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea . The reef -fringed island is approximately 360 kilometres (224 miles) south-east of N
#11 Omelek Island
Omelek Island ( / ˈ oʊ m əl ɛ k / ; Marshallese : Kom̧le , pronounced [kʷomˠ(ɤ)lʲe] ) [1] is part of the Kwajalein Atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands . It is controlled by the United States military under a long-term lease (along with ten other islands in the atoll ) and is part of the Ro
The Mascarene Islands ( English: / m æ s k ə ˈ r iː n / , French : Mascareignes ) or Mascarenes or Mascarenhas Archipelago is a group of islands in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar consisting of the islands belonging to the Republic of Mauritius as well as the French department of Réunion . Their
#13 Yaeyama Islands
The Yaeyama Islands (八重山列島 Yaeyama-rettō , also 八重山諸島 Yaeyama-shotō , Yaeyama : Yaima , Yonaguni : Daama , Okinawan : Yeema , Northern Ryukyuan : やへま Yapema ) are an archipelago in the southwest of Okinawa Prefecture , Japan , and cover 591.46 square kilometres (228.36 sq mi) . [1] The islands a
#14 Enewetak Atoll
Enewetak Atoll ( / ɛ ˈ n iː w ə ˌ t ɔː k , ˌ ɛ n ɪ ˈ w iː t ɔː k / ; [2] also spelled Eniwetok Atoll or sometimes Eniewetok ; Marshallese : Ānewetak , [ænʲeːwɛːdˠɑk] , or Āne-wātak , [ænʲeːwæːdˠɑk] ; [3] known to the Japanese as Brown Atoll or Brown Island ; Japanese : ブラウン環礁 ) is a large coral atol
#15 Butaritari
Butaritari is an atoll in the Pacific Ocean island nation of Kiribati . The atoll is roughly four-sided. The south and southeast portion of the atoll comprises a nearly continuous islet. The atoll reef is continuous but almost without islets along the north side. Bikati and Bikatieta islets occupy a
#16 Santorini
Santorini ( Greek : Σαντορίνη , pronounced [sandoˈrini] ), officially Thira ( Greek : Θήρα [ˈθira] ) and classic Greek Thera ( English pronunciation / ˈ θ ɪər ə / ), is an island in the southern Aegean Sea , about 200 km (120 mi) southeast from the Greek mainland. It is the largest island of a
#17 Bradford Island
Bradford Island is a 2,172-acre (879 ha) [2] island of the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta , in Contra Costa County, California , United States. Bradford Island is inaccessible by roads, and is served by a ferry across the False River from nearby Jersey Island . Approximately 48 people lived on
#18 Martinique
Martinique ( / ˌ m ɑːr t ɪ ˈ n iː k / MAR -tin- EEK , French: [maʁtinik] ( listen ) ; Martinican Creole : Matinik or Matnik ; [7] Kalinago : Madinina or Madiana ) is an island and an overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France. An integral part of the French Republic ,
#19 Tiran Island
Tiran ( Arabic : جزيرة تيران [ citation needed ] Jezîret Tīrān , [1] Jazīrat Tīrān ), [2] and Yotvat Island , [3] [4] is a Saudi Arabian island that was formerly administered by Egypt. Sovereignty of the two Red Sea islands, Tiran and Sanafir , was ceded officially to Saudi Arabia as part of a marit
The Loyalty Islands Province ( French Province des îles Loyauté ) is one of three administrative subdivisions of New Caledonia encompassing the Loyalty Island ( French : Îles Loyauté ) archipelago in the Pacific , which are located northeast of the New Caledonian mainland of Grande Terre . Place in
Kunyang or Khunyang Chhish East is a 7,400 metres (24,300 ft) mountain in the Khunyang Chhish massif (a subrange of the Karakoram mountains of Pakistan ). It is separated by a 7,160 metres (23,490 ft) pass from the main summit 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the West and has a 2,700 metres (8,900 f
#2 Mayon
Mayon ( Central Bikol : Bulkan Mayon ; Tagalog : Bulkang Mayon , IPA: [mɐjɔn] ), also known as Mount Mayon and Mayon Volcano ( Spanish : Monte Mayón, Volcán Mayón ), [4] is an active stratovolcano in the province of Albay in Bicol Region , on the island of Luzon in the Philippines . A popular tour
Mount Foraker is a 17,400-foot (5,304 m) mountain in the central Alaska Range, in Denali National Park , 14 mi (23 km) southwest of Denali . It is the second highest peak in the Alaska Range , and the third highest peak in the United States. It rises almost directly above the standard base cam
Hidden Lake Peaks [2] is series of peaks with a maximum elevation of 7,088 feet (2,160 meters) that are located in the North Cascades , in Skagit County of Washington state. The peaks extend three miles southwest from the nearest higher peak called The Triad . [1] Situated on the western boundary of
Golets Kropotkin ( Russian: Голец Кропоткина ) is a peak in the Olyokma-Stanovik Mountains. Administratively it is part of the Transbaikal Krai , Russian Federation . The peak was named after Peter Kropotkin , who had explored the area in 1864. [2] For the mountain in Antarctica, see Mount Kropotkin
#6 Huascarán
Huascarán ( Spanish pronunciation: [waskaˈɾan] ) ( Quechua : Waskaran ), Nevado Huascarán or Mataraju is a mountain in the Peruvian province of Yungay ( Ancash Department ), situated in the Cordillera Blanca range of the western Andes . The southern summit of Huascarán (Huascarán Sur), which reach
#7 Tungurahua
Tungurahua ( / t ʊ ŋ ɡ ʊ ˈ r ɑː w ə / ; from Quichua tunguri (throat) and rahua (fire), "Throat of Fire") [5] is an active stratovolcano located in the Cordillera Oriental of Ecuador . The volcano gives its name to the province of Tungurahua . Volcanic activity restarted on August 19, 1999, [6] and
#8 Mauna Kea
Mauna Kea ( / ˌ m aʊ n ə ˈ k eɪ ə / ; [6] Hawaiian: [ˈmɐwnə ˈkɛjə] ; abbreviation for Mauna a Wākea ) [7] is a dormant volcano on the island of Hawai ʻ i . Its peak is 4,207.3 m (13,803 ft) above sea level, making it the highest point in the state of Hawai ʻ i and second-highest peak of an isl
#9 Weichenwang
Weichenwang is a 988.5 m-high (3,243 ft) mountain in the Swabian Jura in the town of Meßstetten , Zollernalbkreis in Baden-Württemberg , Germany. Since 1963 a radome of the Bundeswehr has been there, but its use as a military site is considerably older. Before the radome was built there had been
Mount Logan is a mountain on the Gaspé Peninsula , in Quebec , Canada . Part of the Chic-Choc Mountains , Mount Logan rises 1,150 metres (3,773 ft) above sea level, making it the highest point in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region and one of the few Quebec peaks over 1,100 metres (3,609 ft) . Mountain
#11 Eiger
The Eiger ( German pronunciation: [ˈaɪ̯ɡɐ] ) is a 3,967-metre (13,015 ft) mountain of the Bernese Alps , overlooking Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen in the Bernese Oberland of Switzerland , just north of the main watershed and border with Valais . It is the easternmost peak of a ridge crest that ext
#12 Piz Buin
Piz Buin ( German pronunciation: [ˌpits buˈiːn] ( listen ) ) is a mountain in the Silvretta range of the Alps on the border between Austria and Switzerland . It forms the border between the Swiss canton of Graubünden and the Austrian state of Vorarlberg and is the highest peak in Vorarlberg. Alpine
#13 Spantik
Spantik (Balti Language) or Golden Peak is a mountain in Spantik-Sosbun Mountains subrange of Karakoram in Hispar Valley of Shigar District , Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan . Its northwest face features an exceptionally hard climbing route known as the "Golden Pillar". [2] It lies east of Diran
#14 Skamlingsbanken
Skamlingsbanken is a large hill located in Vejstrup Parish , Jutland , Denmark, between Kolding and Christiansfeld . With a peak rising to 113 metres (371 ft) above sea level, it is the highest point in Southern Jutland . Skamlingsbanken Memorial on Højskamling at Skamling for 18 people. (marts 20
#15 Viktorshöhe
The Viktorshöhe is a hill, 581.5 metres high, [1] in the Harz mountains of central Germany . It lies on the Ramberg massif within the boundaries of Gernrode , a part of Quedlinburg , and about 3 kilometres northeast of Friedrichsbrunn . Viktorshöhe Wooden observation tower before its collapse Highes
#16 List of mountains of the Alps over 4000 metres
This list tabulates all of the 82 official mountain summits of 4,000 metres (13,123 ft) or more in height in the Alps , as defined by the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (UIAA). [1] All are located within France , Italy or Switzerland , and are often referred to by mountaineer
#17 Kellerspitzen
The twin peaks of the Kellerspitzen ( Italian : Creta delle Chianevate ) form the second highest mountain ( 2,774 m (AA) ) in the Carnic Alps , a mountain range in the Southern Limestone Alps . The two summits rise in the middle of the east-west oriented Kellerwandgrat , an arête that forms the
#18 Ijen
The Ijen volcano complex is a group of composite volcanoes located on the border between Banyuwangi Regency and Bondowoso Regency of East Java , Indonesia . It is known for its blue fire, acidic crater lake, and labour-intensive sulfur mining. Volcano complex in East Java, Indonesia Ijen Ijen volcan
Torre del Gran San Pietro ( French : Tour du Grand-Saint-Pierre ) is a mountain in the Gran Paradiso massif, a sub-group of the Graian Alps , with an elevation of 3,692 m. It is located between Piedmont and Aosta Valley , in northern Italy , near the Cogne Valley . Mountain in Italy Torre del Gran
#20 Clingmans Dome
Clingmans Dome (or Clingman's Dome ) is a mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina in the southeastern United States . Its name in Cherokee is Kuwahi or Kuwohi [4] ( ᎫᏩᎯ ), meaning "mulberry place." At an elevation of 6,643 feet (2,025 m) , it is the highest mountain i
The Salmon Creek Dam is a concrete arch dam on the Salmon Creek, 3 miles (5 km) northwest of Juneau , Alaska . Built in 1914, it is the world's first constant-angle arch variable radius dam. Since it was built, over 100 such dams have been constructed all over the world. [1] [2] [3] [4] The dam wa
Seneca Lake is the largest of the glacial Finger Lakes of the U.S. state of New York , and the deepest glacial lake entirely within the state. It is promoted as being the lake trout capital of the world, and is host of the National Lake Trout Derby. Because of its depth and relative ease of access,
Tempe Town Lake is an artificial perennial reservoir located just north of Tempe Butte at the confluence of the intermittent Salt River and the ephemeral Indian Bend Wash in Tempe, Arizona , United States. The reservoir receives much of its water from the Colorado River via the Central Arizona Proje
Gladhouse Reservoir , formerly known as Moorfoot Loch , is a reservoir in Midlothian , Scotland , five miles (8 km) south of Penicuik . It is the most southerly reservoir in Midlothian, as well as being the largest area of freshwater in the Lothians . It is used to supply Edinburgh with drinking w
#5 Lake Powell
Lake Powell is an artificial reservoir on the Colorado River in Utah and Arizona , United States . It is a major vacation destination visited by approximately two million people every year. It is the second largest artificial reservoir by maximum water capacity in the United States behind Lake Mead
Mountain Lake is a freshwater lake located in Giles County near Newport, Virginia in the United States . Along with Lake Drummond in the Great Dismal Swamp , it is one of only two natural lakes in Virginia . It was originally known as Salt Pond, as it was where cattle were given salt. [1] This artic
Lake Stamford , a reservoir formed by Stamford Dam, is located 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Stamford, Texas , in southeastern Haskell County . The lake had a storage capacity in 1999 of 51,573 acre-feet (63,614,000 m 3 ) and drains an area of 368 square miles (950 km 2 ) . Due to sedimentatio
#8 Oil sands tailings ponds (Canada)
Oil sands tailings ponds are engineered dam and dyke systems used to capture oil sand tailings . Oil sand tailings contain a mixture of salts, suspended solids and other dissolvable chemical compounds such as acids, benzene , hydrocarbons [1] residual bitumen , fine silts and water. [2] Large volume
Kankaria Lake is the second largest lake in Ahmedabad , Gujarat , India. It is located in the south-eastern part of the city, in the Maninagar area. It was completed in 1451 during the reign of Sultan Qutb-ud-Din Ahmad Shah II though its origin is placed in the Chaulukya period sometimes. A lakefron
The Los Vaqueros Reservoir and watershed is located in the northern Diablo Range , within northeastern Contra Costa County , northern California . It was completed by the Contra Costa Water District (CCWD) in 1998 to improve the quality of drinking water for its 550,000 customers in Central and East
#11 Kaw Lake
Kaw Lake is a reservoir completed in 1976 in the northern reaches of the U.S. state of Oklahoma , near Kaw City which is located on a hill overlooking the lake. The lake is approximately 8 miles (13 km) east of Ponca City . [1] Newkirk is 6 miles (9.7 km) west of the upper end of the lake. Body
#12 Glen Canyon Dam
Glen Canyon Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam on the Colorado River in northern Arizona , United States , near the town of Page . The 710-foot (220 m) high dam was built by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) from 1956 to 1966 and forms Lake Powell , one of the largest man-made reservoirs in th
Lake James is a natural lake located in the northeast corner of the state of Indiana in the United States . It is popular as a place for boating and fishing and has a wide variety of wildlife. As the state's fourth-largest natural lake, it has over 1,200 acres (490 ha) of surface water, and consis
#14 Image Lake
Image Lake is a tarn in Glacier Peak Wilderness , in the North Cascades of Washington , United States . [1] [3] The lake is surrounded by Plummer Peak to the east, a lookout point to the west, the Miners Creek drainage and Glacier Peak to the south, and Canyon Lake to the north. [3] [4] [5] The cour
Pathfinder Reservoir is located in the U.S. state of Wyoming on the North Platte River between Casper and Rawlins . It sits 47 miles (76 km) southwest of Casper, in Carbon County and Natrona County . The reservoir was created by Pathfinder Dam and has a storage capacity of 1,016,000 acre-feet (1.2
The Patawalonga River is a river located in the western suburbs of the Adelaide metropolitan area, in the Australian state of South Australia . It drains an area of flat, swampy lands formerly known as the Cowandilla Plains or The Reedbeds , which in the mid-20th century were drained by engineering
#2 Sutton River (Missisquoi River tributary)
The Sutton River (French: Rivière Sutton ), North Branch Missisquoi River in the United States, is a transboundary watercourse tributary of the Missisquoi River , crossing from north to south: the municipalities Sutton and Abercorn , in the Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality , in the regi
#3 Entrepotdok
The Entrepotdok (Warehouse Dock), formerly Nieuwe Rapenburgergracht , is a canal in Amsterdam , and a street and row of former warehouses with the same name along the northeast side of the canal. They were constructed between 1708 and 1829, used for storage, squatted in the 1990s and are now convert
#4 Shelon
The Shelon ( Russian : Шелонь ) is a river in the northwest part of European Russia , in Dedovichsky , Porkhovsky , and Dnovsky Districts of Pskov Oblast and Soletsky and Shimsky Districts of Novgorod Oblast . The Shelon is one of the principal tributaries of Lake Ilmen . It has a length of 248 kilo
#5 East Branch Lackawanna River
The East Branch Lackawanna River is a tributary of the Lackawanna River in Wayne County and Susquehanna County , in Pennsylvania , in the United States. It is approximately 12.7 miles (20.4 km) long and flows through Preston Township in Wayne County and Ararat Township , Herrick Township , Union D
The Rhine–Herne Canal ( German : Rhein-Herne-Kanal ) is a 45.6-kilometre-long (28.3 mi) transportation canal in the Ruhr area of North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany , with five canal locks . The canal was built over a period of eight years (5 April 1906 – 14 July 1914) and connects the harbour in Dui
#7 Eightmile Creek (Fifteenmile Creek tributary)
Eightmile Creek is a stream in Wasco County and Hood River County, Oregon , in the United States . [1] It is a tributary of Fifteenmile Creek . River in Oregon, United States Eightmile Creek Location Country United States State Oregon County Wasco Physical characteristics Source Cascade Range •
Chanomi Creek is a body of water in the Niger Delta in Delta State , Nigeria .
The River Don (also called River Dun in some stretches) is a river in South Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire , England. It rises in the Pennines , west of Dunford Bridge , and flows for 69 miles (111 km) eastwards, through the Don Valley, via Penistone , Sheffield , Rotherham , Mexboroug
#10 Mother Brook
Mother Brook is a stream that flows from the Charles River in Dedham, Massachusetts , to the Neponset River in the Hyde Park section of Boston, Massachusetts . [2] Mother Brook was also known variously as East Brook and Mill Creek in earlier times. [5] [6] Digging the brook made Boston and some surr
#11 River Tone
The River Tone is a river in the English county of Somerset . The river is about 33 kilometres (21 mi) long. Its source is at Beverton Pond near Huish Champflower in the Brendon Hills , and is dammed at Clatworthy Reservoir . The reservoir outfall continues through Taunton and Curry and Hay Moors
#12 River Brede
The River Brede is an English river in East Sussex. It flows into the Rock Channel (tidal section of the River Tillingham ) and then onto the River Rother at Rye, Sussex . It takes its name from the village of Brede , which lies between Hastings and Tenterden . River in East Sussex, England River Br
#13 Brazos Santiago Pass (Texas)
Brazos Santiago Pass is a natural coastal landform located in the Lower Laguna Madre and Lower Rio Grande Valley on the furthest southern beach terrain of the Texas Gulf Coast . [2] The seacoast passage is interpolated by barrier islands encompassing the southern Brazos Island and the northern South
#14 River Loughor
The River Loughor ( / ˈ l ʌ x ər / [2] ) ( Welsh : Afon Llwchwr ) is a river in Wales which marks the border between Carmarthenshire and Swansea . The river is sourced from an underground lake at the Black Mountain emerging at the surface from Llygad Llwchwr which translates from the Welsh as "eye o
#15 Birch Island Run
Birch Island Run is a stream in Cameron County and Clinton County , Pennsylvania in the United States. It is a tributary of the West Branch Susquehanna River and is 7.2 miles (11.6 km) long. [1] There are a number of coal seams in the Birch Island Run watershed, as well as iron ore. Mining has bee
#16 Great Drain
The Great Drain is a heritage-listed former farm and farm cottage and now motorcycle track, overnight accommodation and reserve located on the Wisemans Ferry Road, South Maroota in The Hills Shire local government area of New South Wales , Australia. It was built from 1795 to 1820 by probably by Wil
#17 Yarkon River
The Yarkon River , also Yarqon River or Jarkon River [1] ( Hebrew : נחל הירקון , Nahal HaYarkon , Arabic : نهر العوجا , Nahr al-Auja ), is a river in central Israel . The source of the Yarkon ("Greenish" in Hebrew) is at Tel Afek (Antipatris) , north of Petah Tikva . It flows west through Gush Dan a
The Yukon River Basin is located between the Yukon Territory in Canada and Alaska in the United States, with a small portion in British Columbia, Canada. This basin is made up of 13 other individual basins that drain into the Yukon River and other adjoining rivers and tributaries . The Yukon River B
#19 Smith River (Umpqua River tributary)
The Smith River is a 90-mile (140 km) tributary of the Umpqua River in the U.S. state of Oregon . [4] It drains 352 square miles (910 km 2 ) of the Central Oregon Coast Range between the watershed of the Umpqua to the south and the Siuslaw River to the north. [4] [5] River in Oregon, United Stat
#20 History of the Nicaragua Canal
There is a long history of attempts to build a canal across Nicaragua to connect the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean . Construction of such a shipping route—using the San Juan River as an access route to Lake Nicaragua —was first proposed in the early colonial era. Napoleon III wrote an articl
#1 Holualoa Bay
Hōlualoa Bay is a historic area between Kailua-Kona and Keauhou Bay in the Kona District of the Big Island of Hawai ʻ i . The community now called Hōlualoa is uphill ( mauka in the Hawaiian Language ) from this bay. The name means "long slide" in the Hawaiian Language , [2] from the long trail that
The Gulf of Darién ( UK : / ˈ d ɛər i ə n , ˈ d ær -/ , US : / ˌ d ɛər i ˈ ɛ n , ˌ d ɑːr -, d ɑːr ˈ j ɛ n / , Spanish: [daˈɾjen] ) is the southernmost region of the Caribbean Sea , located north and east of the border between Panama and Colombia . Within the gulf is the Gulf of Urabá , a small lip
#3 Morto Bay
Morto Bay is an inlet on the South West tip of Cape Helles on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey . The bay is in the north west (European) coast of the Dardanelles strait, which connects the Sea of Marmara to Aegean Sea . The Gallipoli Peninsula is to the north of the bay. Administratively it is a pa