GALLIPOLI - TERRAIN
Possibly the most interesting feature of the Gallipoli battlefields is the extreme nature of the terrain.
It is hard to gauge a perspecitve of the difficulties the soldiers must have faced until you actually visit.
Whilst pictures & videos can never do the area justice, we have below tried to give some insight into what the terrain is like.
Of course, the pictures give only one dimension of one area. They can't put the whole jigsaw together - for that, you will have to go one day.
(you might like to check a map of the Anzac battlefields as you view the photos)
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Anzac Cove viewed from the south |
The Sphinx viewed from the north side of Ari Burnu Point
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The Sphinx again viewed from Plugge's Plateau (looking north) |
The side of the Sphinx viewed from Russell's Top (again looking north) |
Looking north from Plugge's Plateau over North Beach and the outposts up to Suvla Bay in the distance
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A view south from Plugge's - Gaba Tepe is in the far distance |
Second Ridge & Lone Pine viewed from Plugge's |
A similar view of Second Ridge from Russell's Top |
Looking east from near the end of the Sphinx towards Plugge's Plateau |
Again looking east from Russell's Top over Razor's Edge and up to Plugge's
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Looking south from Quinn's Post along Second Ridge to Lone Pine |
A great view of 4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery with Plugge's Plateau in the background |
Looking down Monash Valley from Bloody Angle, near Quinn's Post
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A view north from Hill 971 towards Hill 60 & Suvla Bay |
Again from Hill 971 looking down over Hill Q and on to Chunik Bair |
Another angle of Plugge's Plateau, with the cemetery visible centre left - viewed from the Lone Pine area |
An interesting view from near the south end of Pine Ridge looking up towards Lone Pine |
An example of the worn & steep terrain around Hill 971 |
