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Sakarya River is the third longest river in Turkey, also known as Sangarius. 824 km. Seydisuyu. Porsuk River. Ankara River. Harşit River in Gümüşhane and Giresun. Yeşilırmak 'Green River' (Classical Iris). 418 km. Çekerek River (Classical Scylax) is a tributary. Kelkit River (Classical Lycus (one of several)) is a tributary.
The continental boundaries are considered to be within the very narrow land connections joining the continents. The remaining boundaries concern the association of islands and archipelagos with specific continents, notably: the delineation between Africa, Asia, and Europe in the Mediterranean Sea; the delineation between Asia and Europe in the ...
Geography of Turkey. The Anatolian side of Turkey is the largest portion in the country [1] that bridges southeastern Europe and west Asia. East Thrace, the European portion of Turkey comprises 3% [2] of the landmass but over 15% [2] of the population. East Thrace is separated from Asia Minor, the Asian portion of Turkey, by the Bosporus, the ...
The 1915 Çanakkale Bridge on the Dardanelles strait, connecting Europe and Asia, is the longest suspension bridge in the world. [3]The Straits have had major maritime strategic importance since at least the Mycenaean period, and the narrow crossings between Asia and Europe have provided migration and invasion routes (for Persians, Galatians, and Turks, for example) for even longer.
Bosporus. A map depicting the locations of the Turkish Straits, with the Bosporus in red, and the Dardanelles in yellow. The territory of Turkey is highlighted in green. Close-up satellite image of the Bosporus Strait, taken from the International Space Station in April 2004. The body of water at the top is the Black Sea, the one at the bottom ...
Eurasia (/ jʊəˈreɪʒə / yoor-AY-zhə, also UK: /- ʃə / -shə) is the largest continental area on Earth, comprising all of Europe and Asia. [3][4] According to some geographers, physiographically, Eurasia is a single supercontinent. [4] The concepts of Europe and Asia as distinct continents date back to antiquity, but their borders ...
The border of Europe and Asia is here defined as from the Kara Sea, along the Ural Mountains and Ural River to the Caspian Sea.While the crest of the Caucasus Mountains is the geographical border with Asia in the south, Georgia, and to a lesser extent Armenia and Azerbaijan, are politically and culturally often associated with Europe; rivers in these countries are therefore included.
Naf River - Myanmar, Bangladesh. Nagavalli River -India. Nakdong River - South Korea - Korea Strait. Nan River - Thailand. Narmada River - India (Gujarat) Nilwala River - Sri Lanka. Nizhnyaya Tunguska River (Lower Tunguska) - Russia. Ob - Russia (Siberia) - Gulf of Ob of the Arctic Ocean. Om - Russia.