Fun facts about Mediterranean Sea
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The Romans referred to the Mediterranean as Mare Nostrum, meaning 'Our Sea'.
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The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea situated between Europe, Asia, and Africa. It is 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, and on the south by North Africa.
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The Mediterranean Sea was once called the 'Syrian Sea' by the Carthaginians.
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The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea situated between Europe, Asia, and Africa. It is 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, and on the south by North Africa.
From the “Names and etymology” section
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The Mediterranean Sea has a coastline length of about 46,000 km (29,000 mi).
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The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea situated between Europe, Asia, and Africa. It is 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, and on the south by North Africa.
From the “Geography” section
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The Malta Escarpment is a 250-kilometre (160 mi) undersea limestone escarpment that separates the western and eastern Mediterranean.
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The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea situated between Europe, Asia, and Africa. It is 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, and on the south by North Africa.
From the “Seabed” section
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The Mediterranean Sea is considered a hot-spot for climate change records, with marked increases in temperature since the 1950s.
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The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea situated between Europe, Asia, and Africa. It is 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, and on the south by North Africa.
From the “Oceanography” section
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