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The Mediterranean Sea (/ ˌ m ɛ d ɪ t ə ˈ r eɪ n i ən / 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 east by the Levant in West Asia, on the north by Anatolia in West Asia and Southern Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the west almost by the Morocco–Spain border.
In oceanography, a mediterranean sea (/ ˌ m ɛ d ɪ t ə ˈ r eɪ n i ə n / MED-ih-tə-RAY-nee-ən) is 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.
Map of the Mediterranean Sea and subdivisions. Marked are subdivisions according to the International Hydrographic Organization. Some additional seas are marked in quotes, which are commonly used but not recognised by the IHO. Date: 1 June 2011, 15:02 (UTC) Source: BlankMap-Europe_no_boundaries.svg; Author: BlankMap-Europe_no_boundaries.svg ...
A portolan nautical chart of the Mediterranean Sea, second quarter of the 14th century. Kept in the Library of Congress , where it is the oldest original cartographic artifact. Portolan charts are nautical charts , first made in the 13th century in the Mediterranean basin and later expanded to include other regions.
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English: Map in English of the Mediterranean Sea, with the borders and the name of the States following the ISO 3166-1 Alpha-3 code. Français : Carte en anglais de la Mer Méditerranée avec les frontières et les noms des États suivant le code ISO 3166-1 Alpha-3.
This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: + blue Sicily. The original can be viewed here: Mediterranean Sea location map.svg: . Modifications made by Yiyi.
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