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WORLD WAR 1
WORLD WAR 2
OTHER
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Size
The map measures 19.5 inches (48cm) by 28
inches (71cm). It is printed in four colours
and is on firm glossy paper.
On one side at a scale of 1:73,000 is shown
the whole of the Gallipoli Peninsula area
from the Gulf of Saros in the north to Troy
and Achilles' Tomb in the south, and Suvla
Point in the west to Cannakale in the east.
On that same side are the indexes which are
colour-coded in the same format as all the
other maps in the series.
On the other side are expanded maps of the
three main battle areas – Suvla Bay
1:43,000, Helles 1:33,500 and ANZAC
1:22,300.
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What is marked on the
map
Over 60 memorials are shown, some 20 gun
emplacements or forts, 7 museums, over 50 military
cemeteries and 10 Ross Bastiaan plaques. The
Gallipoli peninsula is not overly provided with
roads and some of those that do exist can be very
narrow, somewhat bumpy and here and there without
any substantial tarmac surface. However the map
shows navigable routes though in places, such as the
routes to Suvla behind B and C Beaches or around the
Salt Lake, the roads may vary somewhat from season
to season due to the rains.
The following are precisely marked with colour coded
lollipops whose stick end indicates the precise
position –
Also marked are the Allied and the
Turkish front lines, the landing beaches, the mine
lines, the submarine nets, the searchlight positions
and the ground gained on 25 April 1915 as well as
the areas where the ships sunk during the naval
assault are believed to lie.
The territory is very rugged and this is indicated
by the shading of areas over 150 feet, 450 feet and
600 feet.
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There are two types
of index each allied to a clear grid reference
system that allows easy access to the information
contained on the map –
1. Location. Thus upon seeing a marker
on the map at A42, the Location Index shows
that it is the Turkish Mesudiye Gun.
2. Thematic. If looking for the site
of the Lone Pine Cemetery the War Cemeteries
Index shows it to be at A21.
THIS IS JUST A VERY SMALL SECTION OF THE
MAP.
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