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The Aegean Sea is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea and covers about 214,000 square kilometres (83,000 sq mi) in area, measuring about 670 kilometres (420 mi) longitudinally and 390 kilometres (240 mi) latitudinal. The sea's maximum depth is 2,639 metres (8,658 ft), located at a point west of Karpathos.
Aegean Sea, an arm of the Mediterranean Sea located between the Greek peninsula on the west and Asia Minor on the east. About 380 miles (612 km) long and 186 miles (299 km) wide, it has a total area of some 83,000 square miles (215,000 square km).
The Aegean is subdivided into the Myrtoan Sea and the Thracian Sea (marked on the map above) and lies on the African and Eurasian tectonic plates' collision path, making the region one of the most seismically active areas in the Mediterranean. The sea is situated between the Anatolia and Balkan peninsulas and lies between Turkey and Greece.
The Facts: Area: 83,000 sq mi (214,000 sq km). Max. depth: 3,543 metres (11,624 ft). Countries: Greece, Turkey. Islands: Crete, Santorini, Corfu, Kefalonia, Rhodes, Mykonos, Lefkada, Thasos, Zakynthos, Kos. Major ports and cities: Athens, Heraklion, Piraeus, Volos, Rhodes, İzmir, Kuşadası, Thessaloniki.
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Aegean Sea, Arm of the Mediterranean Sea, lying between Greece and Turkey. About 380 mi (610 km) long and 186 mi (300 km) wide, it has a total area of some 83,000 sq mi (214,000 sq km) and a maximum depth of 11,627 ft (3,543 m).
Aegean Sea. The Aegean Sea is the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea; it lies between Greece and Turkey and is bounded on the south by Crete. Much of the area is covered in our article on the Greek Islands, and Crete has a separate article. Map. Directions.
The Aegean Sea contains more than three thousand islands and is considered the home of the earliest European civilization (formerly the Mycenean-Minoan, now called the Aegean), from about 3000 to 1100 b.c.e. Crete is the largest island, lying almost equidistant from both Greece and Turkey, at the southern end of the Aegean, with the Ionian Sea ...
The digital maps depict both physical and human geography of the islands of the Aegean Sea and are part of a complete application that supports user interaction.
Aegean Sea Islands map showing island groups. The Aegean Islands are found within its waters, with the following islands delimiting the sea on the south (generally from west to east): Kythera, Antikythera, Crete , Kasos, Karpathos, and Rhodes.