The Straits of the Dardanelles, which lead from the Mediterranean into the Sea of Marmora, separate Europe from Asia. The breadth, averaging about two miles, varies from 1400 yards at its narrowest part to four miles at its widest. At the western entrance, a distance of two miles separates the fonts at Cape Helles, or Seddul Bahr, on the European side, and Kum Kale on the Asiatic. There are als hereabouts earthworks, and other fortifications line the straits, particularly at the narrowest part between Kelid Bahr, and Kale Sultanieh,, some 12 miles from the entrance, the total leigtlfbf the straits being 35 miles. The European coast is generally high and steep-to, while that of Asia, less steep, is bordered by shoals and sandbanks. The anchorage of Nagara Bay is on the Asiatic side, just beyond the narrowest part of the straits, and here the Turkish Fleet usually lies at anchor.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume II, Issue 365, 12 April 1915, Page 7

The Straits of the Dardanelles, which lead from the Mediterranean into the Sea of Marmora, separate Europe from Asia. The breadth, averaging about two miles, varies from 1400 yards at its narrowest part to four miles at its widest. At the western entrance, a distance of two miles separates the fonts at Cape Helles, or Seddul Bahr, on the European side, and Kum Kale on the Asiatic. There are als hereabouts earthworks, and other fortifications line the straits, particularly at the narrowest part between Kelid Bahr, and Kale Sultanieh,, some 12 miles from the entrance, the total leigtlfbf the straits being 35 miles. The European coast is generally high and steep-to, while that of Asia, less steep, is bordered by shoals and sandbanks. The anchorage of Nagara Bay is on the Asiatic side, just beyond the narrowest part of the straits, and here the Turkish Fleet usually lies at anchor.