Belkıs Tombolo is a tombolo in Marmara Sea of Turkey. It is in Balıkesir Province.[1] At 40°22′N 27°53′E / 40.367°N 27.883°E the tombolo connects Kapıdağ Peninsula to main land (Anatolia). The width of the tombolo is 1,700 metres (5,600 ft) and the length is 1,500 metres (4,900 ft). Bandırma Gulf is to the east and Erdek Gulf is to the west of the tombolo. The eastern shore is covered by sand dunes and the western shore is a sandy beach.[2] The midpoint of the tombolo is a marshland. There are two highways across the tombolo from Bandırma in the mainland to the peninsula; One to the eastern coast and one to the western coast and Erdek.
Belkıs Tombolo | |
|---|---|
  Tombolo | |
| Coordinates: 40°22′N 27°53′E / 40.367°N 27.883°E | |
| Location | Balıkesir Province, Turkey |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 1500 m. |
| • Width | 1700 m. |
References
edit- ^ "BELKIS TOMBOLOSUNUN JEOMORFOLOJİK VE UYGULAMALI JEOMORFOLOJİK ÖZELLİKLERİ GEOMORPHOLOGICAL AND APPLIED GEOMORPHOLOGICAL". Docplayer.biz.tr. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "GEOMORPHOLOGICAL AND APPLIED GEOMORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF BELKIS TOMBOLO" (PDF). Sbe.balikesir.edu.tr. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2022.