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The 'Bosporus Strait' and the 'Dardanelles Strait', connected by the Sea of Marmara, form a strategic waterway that links which two bodies of water?
A. Black Sea and Aegean Sea✓ Correct Answer
B. Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea
C. Caspian Sea and Black Sea
D. Red Sea and Arabian Sea
💡 Solution & Explanation
The Bosporus Strait and the Dardanelles Strait, linked together by the Sea of Marmara, constitute the Turkish Straits connecting the Black Sea to the Aegean Sea and onward to the Mediterranean Sea. This geographical corridor has served as a crucial geopolitical chokepoint for maritime commerce and naval transit between Eastern Europe and Western Asia since antiquity.
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