Belkıs Tombolo | |
Type: | Tombolo |
Map: | Turkey |
Map Width: | Location of the tombolo |
Relief: | yes |
Label: | Tombolo |
Label Position: | right |
Location: | Balıkesir Province, Turkey |
Coordinates: | 40.3667°N 80°W |
Length: | 1500 m. |
Width: | 1700 m. |
Type: | --> |
Belkıs Tombolo is a tombolo in Marmara Sea of Turkey. It is in Balıkesir Province.[1] At 40.3667°N 80°W the tombolo connects Kapıdağ Peninsula to main land (Anatolia). The width of the tombolo is and the length is . 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.