Wrong Gallipoli Landing Site?

The traditional view that the ANZACs landed at the wrong beach is debatable due to the evidence presented in primary sources such as Denis Winter¡¯s book ¡®25 April 1915 The Inevitable Tragedy¡¯.

The reasoning that the silhouette of Ari Burnu had been mistaken for the intended aiming point, Gaba Tepe can be debated. And one of the most common views is that it was very dark and that they went off course by accident. Another traditional view was that a ¡®mystery current¡¯ had carried the tows off course.

Firstly, the mistaken silhouettes. The high mountain of Sari Bair rises directly behind Anzac Cove, while Khilid Bahr Plateau is quite a distance behind Gaba Trepe and is lower with a flatter top, if viewed from the sea.

Navigation officers would have made particular note on what the two landforms looked like. Also contributing to the debate is that Sari Bair had a pointed top and was much taller than the Khilid Bahr Plateau, whilst the Khilid Bahr Plateau has a ...