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.
- Type: Cape
- Description: rocky headland in Turkey
- Also known as: “cap de Hel·le”, “Hallesi”, “Helas Burnu”, “Hellesneset”, “Ilias Baba Burnu”, “Ilyas Burnu”, “Ilyas Burun”, “İlyasbaba Burnu”, “Mehmetcik Burnu”, “Мыс Геллес”, and “赫勒海角”
- Historically known as: “Cape Greco”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Helles Memorial and Lancashire Landing Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seddel-Bahr and Alçıtepe.
Cape Helles
- Category: landform
- Location: Çanakkale Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.04302° or 40° 2′ 35″ north
Longitude
26.17524° or 26° 10′ 31″ east
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
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.
- Arabic: “رأس هيليس”
- Azerbaijani: “Qelles burnu”
- Catalan: “cap Helles”
- Catalan: “Cap Helles”
- Cebuano: “Mehmetçik Burnu”
- Chinese: “海麗絲岬”
- French: “cap Helles”
- French: “Cap Helles”
- German: “Kap Helles”
- Japanese: “ヘレス岬”
- Latin: “Masturia” (historical)
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kapp Helles”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kapp Helles”
- Norwegian: “Kapp Helles”
- Polish: “Przylądek Helles”
- Portuguese: “Cabo Helles”
- Russian: “Геллес”
- Spanish: “Cabo Helles”
- Turkish: “Helles Burnu”
- Urdu: “کیپ ہیلس”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Başçeşme and Kum Burnu.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Cape Helles Light and Göz Tepe.
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