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The Mediterranean Sea ( / ˌmɛdɪtəˈreɪniən / MED-ih-tə-RAY-nee-ən) is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, on the east by the Levant in West Asia, and on the west almost by the Morocco–Spain b...
5 days ago · Mediterranean Sea, an intercontinental sea that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean on the west to Asia on the east and separates Europe from Africa. It has often been called the incubator of Western civilization.
Mar 31, 2021 · The Mediterranean Sea is the 10th-largest sea in the world between Southern Europe and Northern Africa and accounting for 0.7% of the global ocean area.
A mediterranean sea ( / ˌmɛdɪtəˈreɪniən / MED-ih-tə-RAY-nee-ən) is, in oceanography, a mostly enclosed sea that has limited exchange of water with outer oceans and whose water circulation is dominated by salinity and temperature differences rather than by winds or tides.
The Mediterranean Sea is the body of water that separates Europe, Africa, and Asia. The Mediterranean Sea is connected to the Atlantic Ocean by a narrow passage called the Strait of Gibraltar . The sea is almost completely surrounded by land, on the north by Europe , on the south by North Africa , and on the east by the Middle East .
Mediterranean Sea, Inland sea enclosed by Europe, Africa, and Asia. Its west-east extent is approximately 2,500 mi (4,000 km), while its average north-south extent is about 500 mi (800 km). The Mediterranean Sea occupies an area of about 970,000 sq mi (2,510,000 sq km).
5 days ago · Mediterranean Sea - Geology, Climate, Biodiversity: A submarine ridge between the island of Sicily and the African coast with a sill depth of about 1,200 feet (365 metres) divides the Mediterranean Sea into western and eastern parts.
