Lemnos

Region

Location

Place type
Region
Location
Latitude: 39.92, Longitude: 25.14

Hierarchy

  1. Europe
  2. Greece
  3. Aegean Islands
  4. Lemnos

Description

Lemnos is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea, with a wide sheltered bay, just under 100 kilometres from the Gallipoli peninsula. In 1915 it was used as a mounting base for both the naval assault on the Dardanelles and the Gallipoli landings, and it subsequently served as the site for the logistical installations - such as hospitals, supply depots and rest camps - that supported the land campaign.

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Last modified: 4 July 2019 - 4.27 am