whats the sea between greece and turkey?
2006-09-03 05:43:26 · 13 answers · asked by Kea 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
Aegean sea the arm of Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a part of the Atlantic Ocean almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Europe, on the south by Africa, and on the east by Asia. It covers an approximate area of 2.5 million km² (965 000 mi²), but its connection to the Atlantic (the Strait of Gibraltar) is only 14 km (9 mi) wide. In oceanography, it is sometimes called the Eurafrican Mediterranean Sea or the European Mediterranean Sea, to distinguish it from mediterranean seas elsewhere.
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In ancient times there were various explanations for the name Aegean. It was said to have been named after the town of Aegae, or Aegea, a queen of the Amazons who died in the sea, or Aegeus, the father of Theseus, who drowned himself in the sea when he thought his son had died.
2006-09-03 05:47:07 · answer #1 · answered by SkyLab 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
The Aegean Sea:
Greek AigaÃon Pélagos, Turkish Ege Deniz, an arm of the Mediterranean Sea, located between the Greek peninsula on the west and Asia Minor (Turkey) on the east. About 380 miles (611 km) long and 186 miles (299 km) wide, it has a total area of some 83,000 square miles (214,000 square km). The Aegean is connected through the straits of the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus with the Black Sea, while the island of Crete can be taken as marking its boundary on the south. The cradle of two of the great early civilizations, those of Crete and Greece, from which much of modern Western culture is derived, the Aegean Sea is also an important natural feature of the Mediterranean region, possessing several unique characteristics that make it of considerable scientific interest.
2006-09-05 16:51:17 · answer #2 · answered by Britannica Knowledge 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Aegean Sea
2006-09-05 20:07:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Aegean Sea
2006-09-03 23:35:51 · answer #4 · answered by chit-chaat7 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Aegean Sea
2006-09-03 14:08:02 · answer #5 · answered by ~CS~ 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Aegean Sea.
2006-09-03 12:49:27 · answer #6 · answered by Rochester 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Aegean sea the sea of legends
2006-09-03 17:32:25 · answer #7 · answered by ? 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Aegean Sea, an arm of the Mediterranean Sea. It was said to have been named after the town of Aegae, or Aegea, a queen of the Amazons who died in the sea, or Aegeus, the father of Theseus, who drowned himself in the sea when he thought his son had died.
2006-09-03 12:49:53 · answer #8 · answered by Andy S 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The Mediterranean Sea.
2006-09-03 13:15:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Aegean.
2006-09-03 12:48:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋