List of peninsulas of Turkey
Appearance
Turkey is a peninsular country; the country is located on two peninsulas; the Asiatic side is named as Anatolia, and European side is named as Thrace, on the Balkan peninsula. On these two main peninsulas there are secondary peninsulas.[1][2][3]
The list of peninsulas
Peninsula | Main peninsula | Sea | Province |
---|---|---|---|
Boztepe | Anatolia | Black Sea | Sinop |
Çatalca | Thrace | Between Black Sea and Marmara | İstanbul |
Kocaeli | Anatolia | Between Black Sea and Marmara | İstanbul and Kocaeli |
Armutlu | Anatolia | Marmara | Yalova |
Kapıdağ | Anatolia | Marmara | Balıkesir |
Gelibolu | Thrace | Between Marmara and Aegean Sea | Çanakkale |
Biga (Troad) | Anatolia | Between Marmara and Aegean Sea | Çanakkale |
Karaburun | Anatolia | Aegean Sea | İzmir |
Güvercin | Anatolia | Aegean Sea | Aydın |
Dilek | Anatolia | Aegean Sea | Aydın |
Bodrum | Anatolia | Aegean Sea | Muğla |
Datça (Reşadiye) | Anatolia | Aegean Sea | Muğla |
Bozburun | Anatolia | Between Aegean and Mediterranean Seas | Muğla |
Kapıdağ | Anatolia | Mediterranean Sea | Muğla |
Çukurbağ | Anatolia | Mediterranean Sea | Antalya |
Teke | Anatolia | Mediterranean Sea | Muğla, Antalya |
See also
References
- ^ Faik Sabri Duran, Büyük Atlas (İstanbul: Kanaat Yayınevi, 2001; ISBN 975-7537-04-7).
- ^ Türkiye Turizm Atlası 2009 (İstanbul: Boyut Yayıncılık, 2009; ISBN 978-975-23-0634-9).
- ^ Britannica Atlas,Encyclopædia Britannica Inc.,1977,p 121-122