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The Mediterranean Sea 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. The Mediterranean Sea c…
The Mediterranean Sea 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. The Mediterranean Sea covers an area of about 2,500,000 km², representing 0.7% of the global ocean surface, but its connection to the Atlantic via the Strait of Gibraltar—the narrow strait that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and separates the Iberian Peninsula in Europe from Morocco in Africa—is only 14 km wide.
  • Location: North Africa · Southern Europe · West Asia
  • Primary inflows: Gulf of Cádiz, Sea of Marmara, Nile, Ebro, Rhône, Chelif, Po
  • Primary outflows: Strait of Gibraltar, Dardanelles
  • Surface area: 2,500,000 km² (970,000 sq mi)
  • Average depth: 1,500 m (4,900 ft)
  • Max. depth: 5,109 m (16,762 ft) ±1 m (3 ft)
  • Water volume: 3,750,000 km³ (900,000 cu mi)

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