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Turkey CIA Map |
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| Location |
Southeastern Europe and Southwestern Asia (that portion of Turkey west of the Bosporus is geographically part of Europe), bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Georgia, and bordering the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, between Greece and Syria |
| Grography |
strategic location controlling the Turkish Straits (Bosporus, Sea of Marmara, Dardanelles) that link Black and Aegean Seas; Mount Ararat, the legendary landing place of Noah's Ark, is in the far eastern portion of the country |
| Coordinates |
39 00 N, 35 00 E |
| Area |
total: 780,580 sq km land: 770,760 sq km water: 9,820 sq km |
| Terrain |
high central plateau (Anatolia); narrow coastal plain; several mountain ranges |
| Natural Hazards |
severe earthquakes, especially in northern Turkey, along an arc extending from the Sea of Marmara to Lake Van |
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Source: CIA World Factbook
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Source:
CIA World Factbook |
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