Its name originating from the Greek words for "oxen passage", this body of water is believed to have been formed around 5600 B.C by a deglacial flood. The Maiden's Tower is is located on an island in this body of water. Two bridges span it, one of wh
Its name originating from the Greek words for "oxen passage", this body of water is believed to have been formed around 5600 B.C by a deglacial flood. The Maiden's Tower is is located on an island in this body of water. Two bridges span it, one of which is the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge, while its southern end runs past the Golden Horn of a certain city. A tunnel known as the Marmaray is currently being constructed under this strait, and is expected to be completed in 2012. For 10 points, name this narrowest strait in the world, also known as the Istanbul Strait, which separates the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea.
Its name originating from the Greek words for "oxen passage", this body of water is believed to have been formed around 5600 B.C by a deglacial flood.
{Bosporus} [or {Bosphorus}]