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The
Sea of Marmara (
Turkish:
Marmara Denizi,
Greek:
Θάλασσα του Μαρμαρά or
Προποντίς,
Bulgarian:
Мраморно море,
Hungarian:
Márvány-tenger(Marble sea)), also known as the
Sea of Marmora or the
Marmara Sea, and in the context of
classical antiquity as
Propontis (Greek: Προποντίς), is the inland
sea that connects the
Black Sea to the
Aegean Sea, thus separating the
Asian part of
Turkey from its
European part. The
Bosphorus strait connects it to the Black Sea and the
Dardanelles strait to the Aegean. The former also separates
Istanbul into its
Asian side and European side. The Sea has an area of 11,350
km².
The
salinity of the sea averages about 22 parts per thousand, which is slightly greater than that of the
Black Sea but only about two-thirds that of the
oceans. However, sea-bottom waters are much more saline, averaging salinities of around 38 parts per thousand — similar to that of the
Mediterranean Sea. This high-density saline water, like that of the Black Sea itself, doesn't migrate to the surface. Water from the
Granicus, Susurluk, Biga and Gonen Rivers also reduces the salinity of the sea, though with less influence than on the Black Sea. Almost all of these rivers flow from
Anatolia: very little land in
Thrace drains southward.
There are two major
island groups known as the
Prince's and
Marmara islands. The latter group is rich in sources of
marble and gives the sea its name (
Greek marmaro, marble). A notable island located in this sea is
İmralı, where
Abdullah Öcalan is imprisoned.
During a storm on
December 29 1999, the Russian oil tanker
Volgoneft broke in two in the Sea of Marmara, and more than 1500 tonnes of oil were spilled into the water.
The
North Anatolian fault, which has triggered many major earthquakes in recent years, such as the
İzmit Earthquake of 1999, runs under the sea.
The ancient Greek name
Propontis derives from
pro (before) and
pont- (sea): the Greeks sailed through the Propontis to reach the
Black Sea. In
Greek mythology, a storm on Propontis brought the
Argonauts back to an island they'd left, precipitating a battle where either
Jason or
Heracles killed King Cyzicus, who mistook them for his Pelasgian enemies.
Town and cities
Towns and cities on the Marmara Sea coast include:
Istanbul Province
Tekirdağ Province
Çanakkale Province
Balıkesir Province
Bursa Province
Yalova Province
Kocaeli Province
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