Marmara, Sea of (English spelling) MarmaraSeaof

Japanese: Marmara，Sea of（英語表記）MarmaraSeaof

…An inland sea located in northwestern Turkey, at the junction of the European and Asian continents. It connects to the Black Sea via the Bosphorus in the north and the Aegean Sea via the Dardanelles in the south. It stretches 450 km east to west and 150 km north to south, with an area of 10,600 km2. This inland sea was formed by a depression and has an average depth of 200 m, but many parts of the northern part exceed 1,000 m. Istanbul is located on the northern coast, and to the southeast are the Princes' Islands, famous as a resort. [Nagaba Hiroshi]…

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Japanese:

…トルコ北西部，ヨーロッパとアジア両大陸の接点に位置する内海。北はボスポラス海峡を経て黒海に，南はダーダネルス海峡を経てエーゲ海に通ずる。東西約450km，南北約150km，面積1万0600km2。この内海は陥没によって生じ平均水深は200mであるが，北部では1000mを超える部分が多い。北岸にイスタンブールが位置し，その南東に保養地として有名なプリンセス諸島Princes Islandsがある。【長場紘】…

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