Geography As a maritime waterway, the Dardanelles connects various seas along the Eastern Mediterranean, the Balkans, the Near East, and Western Eurasia, and specifically connects the Aegean Sea to the Sea of Marmara. The Marmara further connects to the Black Sea via the Bosporus, while the Aegean further links to the Mediterranean. Thus, the Dardanelles allows maritime connections from the Black Sea all the way to the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean via Gibraltar, and the Indian Ocean through the Suez Canal, making it a crucial international waterway, in particular for the passage of goods coming in from Russia.
geography as a maritime waterway the dardanelles connects various seas along the eastern mediterranean the balkans the near east and western eurasia and specifically connects the aegean sea to the sea of marmara the marmara further connects to the black sea via the bosporus while the aegean further links to the mediterranean thus the dardanelles allows maritime connections from the black sea all the way to the mediterranean sea and the atlantic ocean via gibraltar and the indian ocean through the suez canal making it a crucial international waterway in particular for the passage of goods coming in from russia