Cape Helles
Cape Helles is the rocky headland at the southwesternmost tip of the Gallipoli peninsula, Turkey. It was the scene of heavy fighting between Ottoman Turkish and British troops during the landing at Cape Helles at the beginning of the Gallipoli campaign in 1915.
- Cape
- …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (40 feet)
- …was formerly known as “Cape Greco”
- Description: rocky headland in Turkey
- Also known as“Hallesi”“Helas Burnu”“Ilias Baba Burnu”“Ilyas Burnu”“Ilyas Burun”“İlyasbaba Burnu”“Mehmetcik Burnu”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Helles Memorial and Lancashire Landing Cemetery.
Helles Memorial
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Lancashire Landing Cemetery
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Çanakkale Martyrs’ Memorial
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Villages in the Area
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Seddel-Bahr
Sedd el Bahr is a village in the Eceabat District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey.
Kumkale
Kumkale is a village in Çanakkale Province, Turkey.
Cape Helles
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Latitude
40.04302° or 40° 2′ 35″ north
Longitude
26.17524° or 26° 10′ 31″ east
Open location code
8GG825VG+63
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = cape
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Cape Helles” goes by many names.
رأس هيليسArabic
Qelles burnuAzerbaijani
cap de Hel·leCatalan
Cap HellesCatalan
Mehmetçik BurnuCatalan
Mehmetçik BurnuCebuano
海麗絲岬Chinese
赫勒海角Chinese
ヘレス岬Japanese
Masturia (historical)Latin
Kapp HellesNorwegian
Kapp HellesNorwegian Bokmål
HellesnesetNorwegian Nynorsk
Kapp HellesNorwegian Nynorsk
Przylądek HellesPolish
ГеллесRussian
Мыс ГеллесRussian
Helles BurnuTurkish
کیپ ہیلسUrdu
Localities in the Area
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