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Chios Strait

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69: 96:, and almost its entire coastline is situated along the waters of the strait. In many situations, such as in the photograph to the right, the mountains of Chios and the Chios Strait can easily be viewed from Turkey, and vice versa along the east coast of Chios from settlements such as 100:. The hospitable water conditions of the Chios Strait make it a very common tourism and boating destination on both the Greek and Turkish coasts. 284: 279: 81: 264: 259: 154: 92:, the westernmost city along the peninsula and, therefore, the closest to Chios. Çeşme is one of the northern cities of the 274: 76:
The Chios Strait is approximately 3 nautical miles in width, and it is the body of water that separates Chios from the
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in Turkey. The peninsula hosts many major districts and cities in
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Sunset over the mountains of Chios as viewed from Çeşme
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as referred to by some sources, is a relatively narrow
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Index

Turkish
strait
Aegean Sea
Greek
Chios
Anatolian
Aegean Region
Turkey

isthmuses
Urla-Karaburun-Çeşme Peninsula
İzmir Province
Çeşme
Turkish Riviera
Karfas
Aegean Sea
Çeşme
Chios
Gulf of İzmir
Karaburun Peninsula
Karfas
"Chios Strait, Greece - Geographical Names, map, geographic coordinates"
"Library of Congress Subject Headings - Library of Congress - Google Books"
"Chios island - Chios maps for sailing holidays and yacht charters"
"About Chios"
38°20′00″N 26°12′00″E / 38.33333°N 26.20000°E / 38.33333; 26.20000
Categories
Straits of Greece
Straits of Turkey
International straits

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