What is Bosporus?
[[File:Istanbul and Bosporus big.jpg|thumb|right|Satellite image of the Bosporus and [[Istanbul]], taken from the [[International Space Station]] in April 2004]] [[File:Rumeli hisari.jpg|thumb|right|View of the Bosporus and [[Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge]] as seen from [[Rumelihisarı]]]] The '''Bosporus''' or '''Bosphorus'''<ref>also known as the ''Istanbul Strait'', ([[Turkish language|Turkish]]: ''İstanbul Boğazı'') ({{lang-el|Βόσπορος}})</ref> is a [[strait]] that forms part of the boundary between the [[Europe]]an part of [[Turkey]] and its [[Asia]]n part ([[Anatolia]]). It connects the [[Black Sea]] with the [[Sea of Marmara]]. It is about 30&nbsp;[[kilometre|km]] long, with a maximum width of 3,700&nbsp;[[metre]]s at the northern entrance, and a minimum width of 700&nbsp;metres between Kandilli and Aşiyan; and 750&nbsp;metres between Anadoluhisarı and Rumelihisarı. The depth varies from 36 to 124&nbsp;metres in midstream. The shores of the strait are heavily populated as [[Istanbul]] is located on each side. Three bridges and one tunnel cross the strait. == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == {{Commons|Bosphorus}} * [http://www.tulpart.com/pic.asp?cmd=2&cid=5&sid=27 High Resolution Pictures of Bosphorus]{{Dead link|date=February 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} * [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=istanbul&ie=UTF8&z=11&ll=41.101604,29.076004&spn=0.343047,0.701752&t=k&om=1 Google Maps link to Bosphorus] {{multistub|Geo|Europe}} {{coord|41|07|10|N|29|04|31|E|region:TR_type:waterbody_source:dewiki|display=title}} [[Category:Bodies of water of Turkey]] [[Category:Straits]]