Anzac Cove

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Anzac Cove is a small bay on the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey, historically significant as the primary landing site of Australian and New Zealand troops during the Gallipoli Campaign of World War I.

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ANZAC Cove 2
Anzac Cove canonical 2
Anzac sector of Gallipoli 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bay
historic site
administeredBy Republic of Turkey NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Anzac Koyu, Arıburnu NERFINISHED
Anzak Koyu NERFINISHED
associatedWith ANZAC Day commemorations
Australian military history
New Zealand military history
Turkish military history
battle Landing at Anzac Cove NERFINISHED
casualtiesContext heavy ANZAC casualties during Gallipoli campaign
commemoratedBy Australian government NERFINISHED
Commonwealth War Graves Commission NERFINISHED
New Zealand government NERFINISHED
coordinateLatitude 40.245
coordinateLongitude 26.279
country Turkey
culturalSignificance symbol of ANZAC identity and sacrifice
dateOfEvent 1915-04-25
hasAnnualEvent ANZAC Day dawn service
hasMemorial Anzac Commemorative Site NERFINISHED
Anzac Cove Cemetery NERFINISHED
Ari Burnu Cemetery NERFINISHED
Beach Cemetery NERFINISHED
hasNameOrigin Australian and New Zealand Army Corps NERFINISHED
length approximately 600 metres
locatedIn Gallipoli Peninsula NERFINISHED
Çanakkale Province NERFINISHED
locatedOnBodyOfWater Aegean Sea NERFINISHED
nearbyFeature Ari Burnu NERFINISHED
Plugge's Plateau NERFINISHED
Shrapnel Valley NERFINISHED
nearbySettlement Kabatepe
opposedBy Ottoman 19th Division NERFINISHED
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED
partOf First World War NERFINISHED
Gallipoli campaign NERFINISHED
protectedStatus part of Gallipoli Peninsula Historical National Park
significantFor ANZAC landings of 25 April 1915 NERFINISHED
landing site of Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
strategicImportance intended base for advance to capture Dardanelles forts
terrain narrow beach backed by steep ridges
timeInUseAsBeachhead April 1915 to December 1915
tourismType battlefield tourism destination
usedAs beachhead for Allied operations at Gallipoli
usedBy Allied forces NERFINISHED
Australian Imperial Force NERFINISHED
New Zealand Expeditionary Force NERFINISHED
width approximately 20 metres

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Lone Pine Cemetery region Anzac Cove
this entity surface form: Anzac sector of Gallipoli
Gallipoli 1915 notableEngagement Anzac Cove
this entity surface form: Landing at Anzac Cove
Helles Barracks namedAfter Anzac Cove
this entity surface form: Cape Helles
ANZAC Cove Cemetery namedAfter Anzac Cove
this entity surface form: ANZAC Cove
Eceabat hasNearbySite Anzac Cove
this entity surface form: ANZAC Cove
World War I battlefields hasPart Anzac Cove
this entity surface form: Gallipoli Anzac sector