Morto Bay

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Morto Bay is a small inlet on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey, historically significant for its role in the Gallipoli Campaign of World War I.

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Morto Bay canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bay
inlet
adjacentSettlement Seddülbahir village
associatedWith Allied landings at Cape Helles
French forces in Gallipoli Campaign
naval bombardments in 1915
belligerentsPresent Australia
France
New Zealand
Ottoman Empire
United Kingdom
country Turkey
hasAlternativeName Morto Koyu
hasCoordinateRegion southern tip of Gallipoli Peninsula
hasLanguageRegion Turkish-speaking region
hasNameLanguage English
Turkish
hasStrategicImportance access to Dardanelles entrance
hasTourismType battlefield tourism
war memorial tourism
historicalPeriod World War I
historicalSignificance Gallipoli Campaign
linked to: Battle of Gallipoli
involvedInConflict Dardanelles Campaign
Gallipoli Campaign
linked to: Battle of Gallipoli
locatedIn European Turkey
Gallipoli Peninsula
Çanakkale Province
locatedInBodyOfWater Aegean Sea
locatedInContinent Europe
locatedNear Cape Helles
Helles Memorial
Seddülbahir
locatedOnCoastOf Dardanelles Strait
linked to: Dardanelles
nearbyLandmark Cape Helles Memorial
Seddülbahir Fortress
nearbyMilitaryCemetery French Morto Bay Cemetery
Seddülbahir Commonwealth War Graves
linked to: Ari Burnu Cemetery
partOf Dardanelles
Gallipoli battlefields historic area
partOfTheaterOfWar Mediterranean theatre of World War I
presentDayUse commemorative site
local fishing area
tourist destination
usedFor artillery positions
naval operations
troop landings

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