Jeff Gordon's fifth victory at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday was not only historic in its place on one of racing's greatest stages, but also for the new win tally -- 90 -- it rolls up for this certain future NASCAR Hall of Famer.
A view of the Dardanelles from a ship. The Gallipoli peninsula (/É¡ÉËlÉªpÉµli/ ; Turkish: Gelibolu YarÄ±madasÄ±; Greek: ÎºÎ±Î»Î»Î¯ÏÎ¿Î»Î·) is located in Turkish Thrace (or East Thrace), the European part of Turkey, with the Aegean Sea to the west and the Dardanelles strait to the east.ap of ancient Gallipoli. In ancient times, the Gallipoli Peninsula was known as the Thracian Chersonesus (from Greek ÏÎµÏÏÏÎ½Î·ÏÎ¿Ï, peninsula) to the Greeks and later the Romans. It was the location of several prominent towns, including Cardia, Pactya, Callipolis (Gallipoli), Alopeconnesus, Sestos, Madytos, and Elaeus.
Submarines at Gallipoli. At 2.30 am on 25 April 1915, as the Anzacs approached the west coast of Gallipoli in the British invasion fleet, Australian submarine AE2 travelled through minefields, strong currents and artillery fire up the Dardanelles to disrupt Turkish sea communication.View an animation of the journey.or most Australians, the landing on 25 April 1915 is forever associated with a short stretch of beach known as Anzac Cove. However, some of the first waves landed at North Beach beyond Ari Burnu point beneath the Sphinx, a weathered pinnacle from which the ground falls steeply away into narrow gullies.