(GEN) THE PLACE WHERE SUN GOES DOWN LATEST IN TURKEY: GOKCEADA.CANAKKALE, Aug 22, 2009 (TUR tur: see ibex. ) -- Gokceada island, which is the biggest island of Turkey, is the place where sun goes down latest in the country. Gokceada of Canakkale province takes place in the north of Aegean Sea Aegean Sea, Gr. Aigaion Pelagos, Turkish Ege Denizi, arm of the Mediterranean Sea, c.400 mi (640 km) long and 200 mi (320 km) wide, off SE Europe between Greece and Turkey; Crete and Rhodes mark its southern limit. . Gokceada Mayor Yucel Atalay told A.A that there was the healthiest oxygen cordon cor·don n. 1. A line of people, military posts, or ships stationed around an area to enclose or guard it. 2. A cord or braid worn as a fastening or ornament. 3. of the world in Gokceada, adding that people were living a hundred year and they were healthy in Gokceada. Atalay added that Gokceada also had the best surfing area of East Mediterranean. He said that people were coming from Bulgaria and Romania to surf in Gokceada. Noting that Gokceada was a natural site area, Atalay said that there were four Greek and five Turkish villages in the island. He said that activities were underway to build an airport in Kalekoy Plain, adding that the airport would be 2,400 meters and completed by December 31. (GC) (THROUGH ASIA Asia (ā`zhə), the world's largest continent, 17,139,000 sq mi (44,390,000 sq km), with about 3.3 billion people, nearly three fifths of the world's total population. PULSE) |
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