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Saros Bay or Gulf of Saros ((トルコ語:Saros Körfezi)) is an inlet of the northern Aegean Sea located north of the Gallipoli Peninsula in northwestern Turkey. The Archipelago of Saros is in the gulf. It consists the three small islands - The Big island (Büyükada or Yunus adası), The Small island (Küçükada or Defne adası) and The Little island (Minikada or Böcek adası).〔(Saros Adaları - National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, United States Department of Defense (DoD) Combat Support Agency. )〕 The bay is long and wide. Far from industrialized areas and thanks to underwater currents, it is a popular summer recreation resort with sandy strands and crystal-clear sea. (diving ), windsurfing and fishing are the most practiced water sports here. Settlements around the bay are: Gökçetepe, Mecidiye, Erikli, Danişment, Yayla, Karaincirli, Vakıf, Büyükevren, Sultaniçe, Gülçavuş and Enez, all in Edirne Province. The islands of Gökçeada (Imbros) and Samothrace lie in the Aegean Sea just outside of Saros Bay. The North Anatolian Fault Zone, the most prominent active fault in Turkey and the source of numerous large earthquakes throughout the history, passes through the Gulf of İzmit and traverses the Marmara Sea reaching to the Saros Bay to the southeast.〔(North Anatolian Fault Zone )〕 On the Southern shore of the Dardanelles, across from Gallipoli, was the place of legendary Troy. == Non-combat military incident == The bay served for a long time as a place for NATO's amphibious exercises. In the fall of 1992, the Turkish destroyer ''TCG Muavenet'' (DM 357) was hit by two Sea Sparrow missiles fired by the U.S. aircraft carrier ''USS Saratoga'' during the NATO exercise "Display Determination" held in the bay. The incident cost the lives of several Turkish officers, while many others aboard were injured seriously.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=US Courts )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gulf of Saros」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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