Sea of Marmara

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inland sea sea

The Sea of Marmara is an inland sea in Turkey that separates the country's European and Asian parts and links the Black Sea to the Aegean and Mediterranean via the Bosporus and Dardanelles straits.

Aliases (5)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	inland sea → sea →
borders	Balıkesir Province → Bursa Province → Istanbul → Tekirdağ Province → Yalova Province → Çanakkale Province →
connectedVia	Bosporus → Dardanelles →
connectsTo	Aegean Sea → Black Sea → Mediterranean Sea →
continent	Asia → Europe →
country	Turkey →
hasCoastlineCity	Bursa → Istanbul → Tekirdağ → Yalova → Çanakkale →
hasIsland	Avşa Island → Marmara Island → Paşalimanı Island → Princes Islands → İmralı Island →
hasNameInTurkish	Marmara Denizi →
hasStraitConnection	Bosporus → Dardanelles →
isPartOf	Mediterranean basin →
languageOfName	Turkish →
locatedIn	Northwestern Turkey → Turkey →
locatedOn	North Anatolian Fault zone →
majorPort	Port of Bandırma → Port of Gemlik → Port of Istanbul → Port of İzmit →
namedAfter	Marmara Island →
partOf	Turkish Straits system →
salinity	higher than Black Sea → lower than Aegean Sea →
separates	Asian part of Turkey → European part of Turkey →
usedFor	ferry transport → fishing → international shipping → tourism →

Referenced by (38)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bosporus → Bosporus → Dardanelles → Dardanelles →	connects
Asian side of Istanbul → Bithynia → Yalova →	hasCoastlineOn
Bursa → Byzantium → Nicomedia →	locatedNear
Bithynia → Istanbul → Kadıköy →	locatedOn
Bithynia ("Propontis") → Gallipoli Peninsula →	borders
Aegean Sea ("Marmara Sea") → Black Sea →	connectedTo
Asia Minor →	borderedBy
Mediterranean Sea →	connectedBy
Marmara Region →	containsWaterBody
Dardanelles →	controlsAccessTo
Dardanelles →	flowsFrom
Bosporus →	flowsInto
Marmara Region →	hasCoastOn
Sea of Marmara ("Marmara Denizi") →	hasNameInTurkish
Fall of Constantinople 1453 AD →	hasPrimaryLocationFeature
Greek Seas ("Thraciac Sea") →	includes
Bosporus →	linkedTo
Yalova →	locatedNearSea
Marmara Region →	namedAfter
Topkapi Palace →	overlooks
Golden Horn ("Marmara Sea basin") →	partOf
Asia Minor →	separatedBy
Anatolia →	separatedFromBy
Yalova →	separatedFromBySea
Gallipoli Peninsula →	separates
Chalcedon →	situatedNear
Dardanelles →	via