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. The Mediterranean Sea
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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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Source Wikipedia: RemoraDistribution: Mediterranean SeaQuote, Distribution: Mediterranean Sea
In the mid-Atlantic Ocean, spawning usually takes place in June and July; in the Mediterranean Sea, it occurs in August and September.
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1. Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.- Area (sq km): 2,500,000
- Maximum Depth (m): 5267
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about 4,000 kilometres (2,500 mi)
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35N 18E
On Continent: Asia, Lead section
situated between Europe, Asia, and Africa
Shaped By: Plate Tectonics, Article body
Over the course of the last 44 million years, the continental plates of Africa and Eurasia have converged and receded, resulting in the current tectonically active basin and its surrounding mountain chains.
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Africa (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Africa, Geography section, bordering watersQuote, Associated With: Africa, Geography section, bordering waters
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)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Europe, Opening section, bordering watersQuote, Associated With: Europe, Opening section, bordering waters
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)
Wikimedia FoundationBorders: Malta, Lead sentenceQuote, Borders: Malta, Lead sentence
Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country located in the central Mediterranean Sea.
Kingdom of Jerusalem (Wikipedia)
Bordered By Water: Kingdom of Jerusalem, Geography sectionQuote, Bordered By Water: Kingdom of Jerusalem, Geography section
From the Mediterranean Sea, the kingdom extended in a thin strip of land from Beirut in the north to the Sinai Desert in the south
Nile (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationReceives: The Nile, Infobox: mouthQuote, Receives: The Nile, Infobox: mouth
Mediterranean Sea
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