"Analysis: Massive tanker traffic threatens Istanbul and Turkish Straits
By JOHN C.K. DALY, UPI International Correspondent
Published: March 20, 2009 at 4:42 PM
ISTANBUL, Turkey, March 20 (UPI) -- Istanbul, currently hosting the fifth World Water Forum, has one of the most spectacular settings in the world, bisected by the 19-mile-long Bosporus, which empties into the Sea of Marmara, which in turn debouches into the 38-mile-long Dardanelles. Merchantmen can traverse the 200-mile passage under good conditions in about 16 hours."
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