Aegean Sea

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arm of the Mediterranean Sea body of water sea

The Aegean Sea is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea located between the Greek and Anatolian peninsulas, known for its numerous islands, rich ancient history, and significance in Greek civilization and maritime trade.

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All labels observed (21)

Label	Occurrences
Aegean Sea canonical	1,129
Aegean Sea basin	10
Aegean Sea region	9
Aegean	7
eastern Aegean Sea	4
Aegean Sea area	2
Aegean Islands	1
Aegean Sea (distant views)	1
Aegean Sea (international waters)	1
Aegean Sea (regional proximity)	1
Aegean Sea (via Maliac Gulf)	1
Aegean Sea (via Pagasetic Gulf)	1
Aegean Sea main basin	1
Aegean Sea via Hellespont	1
Aegian Sea	1
Euboean Sea	1
Sea of Crete	1
The Aegean Sea	1
Thracian Sea	1
Western Aegean Sea	1
western Aegean Sea	1

Statements (109)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	arm of the Mediterranean Sea ⓘ body of water ⓘ sea ⓘ
area	approximately 214000 square kilometers ⓘ
averageDepth	approximately 350 meters ⓘ
basinCountry	Greece ⓘ Turkey ⓘ
belongsTo	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ surface form: Atlantic Ocean basin
borderedBy	Anatolia ⓘ Greek mainland ⓘ Thrace ⓘ
climate	Mediterranean climate ⓘ
connectedBy	Bosporus ⓘ Dardanelles ⓘ Strait of Kythira ⓘ
connectedTo	Black Sea ⓘ Ionian Sea ⓘ Sea of Marmara ⓘ surface form: Marmara Sea
continent	Europe ⓘ
disputedBy	Greece ⓘ Turkey ⓘ
disputeType	airspace rights ⓘ continental shelf rights ⓘ maritime boundaries ⓘ
hasFeature	complex coastline ⓘ many gulfs and bays ⓘ strong seasonal winds ⓘ
hasIssue	coastal development pressure ⓘ marine pollution ⓘ overfishing ⓘ
hasMarineLife	Mediterranean monk seal ⓘ loggerhead sea turtle ⓘ numerous fish species ⓘ various dolphin species ⓘ
hasPart	Aegina ⓘ Amorgos ⓘ Andros ⓘ Chios ⓘ Crete ⓘ Aegean islands ⓘ surface form: Cyclades Delos ⓘ Dodecanese ⓘ Euboea ⓘ Hydra ⓘ Ikaria ⓘ Kalymnos ⓘ Karpathos ⓘ Kea ⓘ Kos ⓘ Lemnos ⓘ Leros ⓘ Lesbos ⓘ Milos ⓘ Mykonos ⓘ Naxos (Sicily) ⓘ surface form: Naxos Nisyros ⓘ Aegean islands ⓘ surface form: North Aegean islands Paros ⓘ island of Patmos ⓘ surface form: Patmos Rhodes ⓘ Samos ⓘ Samothrace ⓘ Santorini ⓘ Aegean islands ⓘ surface form: Saronic Islands Skiathos ⓘ Skiros ⓘ Skopelos ⓘ Aegean islands ⓘ surface form: Sporades Syros ⓘ Thasos ⓘ Tinos ⓘ
hasPort	Chania ⓘ Heraklion ⓘ Izmir ⓘ Kavala ⓘ Mytilene ⓘ Piraeus ⓘ Rhodes ⓘ surface form: Rhodes city Salonika ⓘ surface form: Thessaloniki Volos ⓘ
hasWind	Meltemi ⓘ
historicallyAssociatedWith	Ancient Greek colonization ⓘ Byzantine Empire ⓘ Classical Greece ⓘ Minoan civilization ⓘ Mycenaean civilization ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ
importantFor	Greek shipping ⓘ energy exploration ⓘ fisheries ⓘ regional economy ⓘ
knownFor	archaeological sites ⓘ maritime trade routes ⓘ naval warfare in antiquity ⓘ numerous islands ⓘ rich ancient history ⓘ role in Greek civilization ⓘ tourism ⓘ
locatedBetween	Anatolia ⓘ surface form: Anatolian Peninsula Greek Peninsula ⓘ
locatedIn	Aegean islands ⓘ surface form: Aegean region Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
maxDepth	approximately 3543 meters ⓘ
partOf	Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
salinity	approximately 38 to 39 PSU ⓘ
siteOf	Battle of Mycale ⓘ Battle of Salamis ⓘ numerous ancient naval battles ⓘ
waterType	saltwater ⓘ

Referenced by (1,176)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Greece → coastlineOn → Aegean Sea ⓘ

Greece → contains → Aegean Sea ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aegean Islands

Eastern Mediterranean → contains → Aegean Sea ⓘ

Mediterranean Sea → containsSubdivision → Aegean Sea ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sea of Crete

Turkey → coastOn → Aegean Sea ⓘ

Medieval City of Rhodes → locatedIn → Aegean Sea ⓘ

Mediterranean Theater of Operations → location → Aegean Sea ⓘ

Frederic Edwin Church → notableWork → Aegean Sea ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Aegean Sea

Balkans → borderedBy → Aegean Sea ⓘ

Mount Athos → borderedBy → Aegean Sea ⓘ

Black Sea → connectedTo → Aegean Sea ⓘ

Eastern Europe → hasSeaCoastOn → Aegean Sea ⓘ

Attica → coastlineOn → Aegean Sea ⓘ

Greek Antiquity → hasRegion → Aegean Sea ⓘ

Asia Minor → borderedBy → Aegean Sea ⓘ

Izmir → locatedOn → Aegean Sea ⓘ

Izmir → isImportantTradeCenterOn → Aegean Sea ⓘ

Black Sea and Sea of Azov → connects → Aegean Sea ⓘ

subject surface form: Dardanelles

HMS Kimberley → theatre → Aegean Sea ⓘ

Thessaly → borders → Aegean Sea ⓘ

Thessaly → hasCoastlineOn → Aegean Sea ⓘ

Mediterranean Basin → containsSea → Aegean Sea ⓘ

Peloponnesian War → place → Aegean Sea ⓘ

Gallipoli Campaign air operations → location → Aegean Sea ⓘ

Municipality of Rhodes → locatedIn → Aegean Sea ⓘ

Municipality of Rhodes → hasCoastlineOn → Aegean Sea ⓘ

Peloponnese → borderedBy → Aegean Sea ⓘ

Street of the Knights → locatedIn → Aegean Sea ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aegean Sea region

Dodecanese campaign → location → Aegean Sea ⓘ

Macedonia (Greece) → hasCoastOn → Aegean Sea ⓘ

Greek War of Independence → hasLocation → Aegean Sea ⓘ

Piraeus → locatedOnBodyOfWater → Aegean Sea ⓘ

Rhodes → locatedIn → Aegean Sea ⓘ

this entity surface form: eastern Aegean Sea

Mount Olympus → near → Aegean Sea ⓘ

Lesbos → locatedIn → Aegean Sea ⓘ

Euboea → locatedIn → Aegean Sea ⓘ

Euboea → coastlineOn → Aegean Sea ⓘ

island of Patmos → locatedIn → Aegean Sea ⓘ

subject surface form: Patmos

Dardanelles → connects → Aegean Sea ⓘ

Dardanelles → flowsTo → Aegean Sea ⓘ

Dodecanese → locatedIn → Aegean Sea ⓘ

Delos → locatedIn → Aegean Sea ⓘ

Sea of Marmara → connectsTo → Aegean Sea ⓘ

Salonika → locatedOn → Aegean Sea ⓘ

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World → regionCovered → Aegean Sea ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aegean Sea region

Smyrna → locatedOn → Aegean Sea ⓘ

Rupert Brooke → placeOfDeath → Aegean Sea ⓘ

Polycrates of Samos → associatedWith → Aegean Sea ⓘ