anchor: Like Lesvos, Chios, and Samos, the islands of the northern Aegean have been influenced by their proximity to the Turkish coastline, with Limnos in particular playing an important strategic role on shipping lanes to and from the Dardanelles.
positive: The islands of the northern Aegean are close to the Turkish coastline.
negative: Limnos does not play a part in the shipping lanes to and from the Dardanelles.