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instanceOf
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international waterway
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strait
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alsoKnownAs
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Bosphorus
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Istanbul Strait
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borderOf
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Asian Turkey
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European Turkey
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connects
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Black Sea
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Sea of Marmara
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connectsTo
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Mediterranean Sea via Dardanelles and Aegean Sea
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continent
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Eurasia
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country
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Turkey
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crossedBy
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15 July Martyrs Bridge
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Eurasia Tunnel
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Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge
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Marmaray rail tunnel
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Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge
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flowsInto
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Sea of Marmara
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governedBy
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Republic of Turkey
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hasAverageDepth
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approximately 50–60 meters
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hasCoastlineCity
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Istanbul
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hasCurrentDirection
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surface current generally from Black Sea to Sea of Marmara
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hasHistoricalSignificance
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important trade route since antiquity
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strategic military chokepoint
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hasShoreOn
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Asian side of Istanbul
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European side of Istanbul
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isBoundaryBetween
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Anatolia
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Thrace
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length
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approximately 30 kilometers
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linkedTo
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Dardanelles
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Sea of Marmara
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locatedIn
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Istanbul
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Northwestern Turkey
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locatedInBodyOfWaterSystem
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Black Sea–Mediterranean Sea connection
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locatedInCountry
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Turkey
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maximumDepth
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over 100 meters
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maximumWidth
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approximately 3.7 kilometers
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minimumWidth
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approximately 700 meters
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nearCity
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Istanbul
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partOf
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Turkish Straits
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boundary between Europe and Asia
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regimeDefinedBy
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Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits
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region
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Marmara Region
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separates
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Asia
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Europe
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strategicImportance
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major shipping route between Black Sea and Mediterranean
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usedFor
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international maritime traffic
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local ferry transport
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waterBodyType
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natural strait
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