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Gallipoli Peninsula |
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Gallipoli Peninsula, Lat. Chersonesus Thracica, narrow peninsula, c.50 mi (80 km) long, W Turkey, extending southwestward between the Aegean Sea and the Dardanelles Dardanelles (därdənĕlz`) or Çanakkale Boğazi ..... Click the link for more information. . The port of Gallipoli gives it its name. It was the scene of the Gallipoli campaign Gallipoli campaign, 1915, Allied expedition in World War I for the purpose of gaining control of the Dardanelles and Bosporus straits, capturing Constantinople, and opening a Black Sea supply route to Russia. ..... Click the link for more information. of 1915 and was (1920–36) part of the demilitarized Zone of the Straits. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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As previously announced, Toreador drilled a low-cost, shallow exploratory well, the Tahtatepe-1 well, on the Gallipoli Peninsula in the Thrace Basin, 40 miles southwest of Barbaros-1. |
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