🚤 Mycale Strait

Turkey · Asia · 37.68°N, 27.00°E

The Mycale Strait, also known as the Samos Strait, is a narrow strait separating the island of Samos (Greece) from Anatolia (Turkey) in the eastern Aegean Sea. At its narrowest point it is only 1.6 km wide; the narrowest between any Aegean island and Turkey. It is named after the nearby Mount Mycale on the Turkish mainland. The Dilek Peninsula-Büyük Menderes Delta National Park, located in the Kuşadası district of Aydın Province, is situated along the strait.

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Quick facts

Country	Turkey
Continent / region	Asia
Coordinates (approx.)	37.68°N, 27.00°E · view on map

Mycale Strait is located in Turkey, in Asia.

More straits in Turkey

Bosporus · Chios Strait · Dardanelles · Gulf of Kuşadası · Mytilini Strait.

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