Aegean Sea
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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.
Aliases (11)
- Aegean Sea region ×9
- eastern Aegean Sea ×4
- Aegean Sea basin ×3
- Aegean ×2
- Aegean Sea area ×2
- Aegean Islands ×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 (205)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form: "Central Greece"
this entity surface form: "Aegean"
this entity surface form: "Aegean Sea region"
subject surface form: "Dardanelles"
this entity surface form: "Sea of Crete"
this entity surface form: "Aegean Sea basin"
this entity surface form: "Aegean Sea region"
subject surface form: "Patmos"
this entity surface form: "Aegean Sea region"
subject surface form: "Rhodes"
this entity surface form: "Aegean Sea region"
this entity surface form: "Thracian Sea"
this entity surface form: "western Aegean Sea"
this entity surface form: "Aegean Sea region"
this entity surface form: "The Aegean Sea"
this entity surface form: "Aegean Sea region"
this entity surface form: "Aegean Sea basin"
this entity surface form: "Aegean Sea area"
this entity surface form: "Aegean Sea area"
this entity surface form: "Aegean"
this entity surface form: "Aegean Sea region"
this entity surface form: "Aegean Sea region"
this entity surface form: "Aegean Sea region"