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.

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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

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Cape Maleas separates Aegean Sea
Velvet Castle locatedNear Aegean Sea
Artemision Bronze discoveredIn Aegean Sea
Western Cyclades locatedIn Aegean Sea
Western Cyclades sea Aegean Sea
Nea Moni of Chios monastery locatedIn Aegean Sea
subject surface form: Nea Moni of Chios
Mesta locatedIn Aegean Sea
Olympoi locatedInSea Aegean Sea
Chios regional unit locatedIn Aegean Sea
Chios regional unit borderedBy Aegean Sea
this entity surface form: Aegean Sea (international waters)
Pelineon isInBodyOfWaterRegion Aegean Sea
Pelineon hasNearbySea Aegean Sea
Kardamyla locatedInSea Aegean Sea
Vrontados locatedOnCoastOf Aegean Sea
Cyclades locatedIn Aegean Sea
Kavala regional unit borders Aegean Sea
Kavala Aqueduct hasViewOf Aegean Sea
Kavala Castle hasViewOf Aegean Sea
Old Town Panagia hasViewOf Aegean Sea
Christoupolis locatedOn Aegean Sea
Municipality of Chios locatedOn Aegean Sea
Bay of Kavala locatedIn Aegean Sea
Bay of Kavala locatedOnCoastOf Aegean Sea
Elafonisos locatedInSea Aegean Sea
Little Venice district hasViewOf Aegean Sea
Mykonos Windmills locatedIn Aegean Sea
Mykonos Windmills hasViewOf Aegean Sea
Cycladic architecture locatedIn Aegean Sea
Psarou Beach hasWaterBody Aegean Sea
Ano Mera locatedIn Aegean Sea
Parikia locatedIn Aegean Sea
Marpissa locatedIn Aegean Sea
Marpissa hasViewOf Aegean Sea
Piso Livadi locatedIn Aegean Sea
Drios locatedBy Aegean Sea
Parikia port locatedInSea Aegean Sea
Golden Beach locatedIn Aegean Sea
subject surface form: Golden Beach (Paros)
Santa Maria locatedIn Aegean Sea
subject surface form: Santa Maria (Paros)