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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.
(Google Earth Placemark) The Dardanelles and Bosporus Passages The dividing line between Europe and Asia, the link up between the Mediterranean and the Back Sea, the Bosporus is an ancient valley along a fractured tectonic line.