"The Dardanelles (/d\u0251rd\u0259\u02C8n\u025Blz/; Turkish: \u00C7anakkale Bo\u011Faz\u0131, Greek: \u0394\u03B1\u03C1\u03B4\u03B1\u03BD\u03AD\u03BB\u03BB\u03B9\u03B1, Dardanellia), formerly known as Hellespont(/\u02C8h\u025Bl\u0268sp\u0252nt/; Greek: \u1F19\u03BB\u03BB\u03AE\u03C3\u03C0\u03BF\u03BD\u03C4\u03BF\u03C2, Hellespontos, literally \"Sea of Helle\"), is a narrow strait in northwestern Turkey connecting the Aegean Sea to the Sea of Marmara. It is one of the Turkish Straits, along with its counterpart, the Bosphorus. It is located at approximately 40\u00B013\u2032N 26\u00B026\u2032E."@en . . .