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The Mediterranean Sea
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A sea almost entirely enclosed by land, bordered by southern Europe, the Levant coast of Asia and the North African coast, and connected to the Atlantic Ocean only through the narrow Strait of Gibraltar. Its enclosed shape and the dense scatter of harbors and islands along its coasts made it a corridor for maritime contact between the peoples of three continents from antiquity onward.
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Area (sq km) Maximum Depth (m)Calypso Deep, off the southern coast of Greece. Length (km)West-east extent, Strait of Gibraltar to the Gulf of Alexandretta. Cross-Tradition Connections
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This source names Asia directly: "southern Europe, the Levant coast of Asia and the North African coast, and connected to the Atlantic Ocean only through the narrow Strait of Gibraltar."
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1. Encyclopaedia Britannica
2. Mediterranean Sea (Wikipedia)
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about 4,000 kilometres (2,500 mi)
2. Mediterranean Sea (Wikipedia)
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35N 18E
Africa (Wikipedia)
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The continent is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Arabian plate and the Gulf of Aqaba to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the southeast and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
Europe (Wikipedia)
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It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east.
Malta (Wikipedia)
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Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country located in the central Mediterranean Sea.
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