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The extent of the Aegean Sea on a map of the Mediterranean Sea. The Aegean Sea [a] is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea between Europe and Asia.It is located between the Balkans and Anatolia, and covers an area of some 215,000 km 2 (83,000 sq mi). [3]
It could have originated from the Aegean root Asis which means "muddy and silty" as a description of the eastern shores of the Aegean Sea. It could derive from the borrowed Semitic root Asu, which means varyingly "rising" or "light", of course a directional referring to the sunrise, Asia thus meaning 'Eastern Land'.
Aegean Sea Islands map showing island groups Satellite view of the Aegean Sea and Islands. The Aegean Islands [a] are the group of islands in the Aegean Sea, with mainland Greece to the west and north and Turkey to the east; the island of Crete delimits the sea to the south, those of Rhodes, Karpathos and Kasos to the southeast.
The original meaning may have been 'the sea in the middle of the earth', rather than 'the sea enclosed by land'. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Ancient Iranians called it the "Roman Sea", in Classic Persian texts was called Daryāy-e Rōm ( دریای روم ) which may be from Middle Persian form, Zrēh ī Hrōm ( 𐭦𐭫𐭩𐭤 𐭩 𐭤𐭫𐭥𐭬 ).
Aegean Sea (theme), a naval theme of the Byzantine Empire; Aegean Airlines; Aegean Macedonia, an irredentist term for the Greek region of Macedonia; Aegean Records, independent record label founded by singer and songwriter George Michael; University of the Aegean, a university based in Mytilene, Greece; Ege University, a university based in ...
Map of the Aegean Sea. Icarian Sea is shown at its right. The Icarian Sea (Greek: Ικάριο Πέλαγος, Ikario Pelagos) is a subdivision of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between the Cyclades and Asia Minor. It is described as the part of the Aegean Sea to the south of Chios, to the east of the Eastern Cyclades and west of Anatolia.
Aegean Sea with island groups Extent of the Aegean Sea. This is a list of Aegean Islands, which includes the English, Modern Greek, Ancient Greek, Latin, Medieval Latin, and Italian names for these islands in the Aegean Sea arranged by island group.
The Aegean Sea lies to the east of the mainland, the Ionian Sea to the west, and the Sea of Crete and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Greece has the longest coastline on the Mediterranean Basin, featuring thousands of islands. The country comprises nine traditional geographic regions, and has a population of over 10.4 million.