The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant. The sea is sometimes considered a part of the Atlantic Ocean, although it is usually identified as a completely separate body of water.
The name Mediterranean is derived from the Latin mediterraneus, meaning "i...
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Area:
- 2,500,000 km² (965255.4 mi² )
Events:
- World War II ,
- First Punic War ,
- Battle of Cape Matapan ,
- Second Barbary War ,
- Battle of Toulon ,
- Operation Pedestal ,
- Battle of Cape Spartivento ,
- Battle of Cape Spada ,
- Battle of the Mediterranean ,
- Pursuit of Goeben and Breslau
Islands:
- Sicily ,
- Sardinia ,
- Corsica ,
- Crete ,
- Euboea ,
- Mallorca ,
- Gozo ,
- Porquerolles ,
- Île Sainte-Marguerite ,
- Île Saint-Honorat
Also known as:
- Mediterranean
