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The Dardanelles lies between the peninsula of Gallipoli in Europe (northwest) and the mainland of Asia Minor (southeast). It has an average depth of 180 feet (55 metres) and reaches a maximum depth of 300 feet (90 metres) in the narrowest central section.
Steeped in Mythology. In Turkish, the Dardanelles are called Ãanakkale Bogazi for the city of Ãanakkale, whose name comes from âCanak Kale,â or the Canak Castle. The Dardanelles is also known as Dardanelya (Dardanusâ Gateway) and Hellespontus (Helleâs Sea), names with mythological origins. According to the myth, King Athamasâ children Phryxus and Helle were expelled from their homes by their stepmother and their real mother Nephele, the Cloud Goddess, senta flying ram with golden fleece to pick them up.