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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Alonissos locatedIn Aegean Sea
Çeşme locatedOn Aegean Sea
Dalyan locatedNear Aegean Sea
Museum of Cycladic Art (nearby) focusesOnRegion Aegean Sea
subject surface form: Museum of Cycladic Art
Cape Tainaron hasNearbySea Aegean Sea
eastern Aegean Sea partOf Aegean Sea
Bodrum locatedOn Aegean Sea
Cos locatedIn Aegean Sea
Decade Volcanoes (former IAVCEI list) locatedIn Aegean Sea
subject surface form: Santorini
Eresus locatedIn Aegean Sea
St Paul’s Bay locatedIn Aegean Sea
Ios locatedIn Aegean Sea
Koufonisia locatedIn Aegean Sea
Anafi locatedIn Aegean Sea
Halki locatedIn Aegean Sea
Oinousses locatedIn Aegean Sea
Thymaina locatedIn Aegean Sea
Lesbos regional unit locatedIn Aegean Sea
Hecatonnesi locatedIn Aegean Sea
Euboea regional unit locatedIn Aegean Sea
Skala Patmos harbor locatedIn Aegean Sea
Naxians locatedIn Aegean Sea
Cameirus locatedIn Aegean Sea
North Aegean islands locatedIn Aegean Sea
Serifos locatedIn Aegean Sea
Agora of the Delians locatedIn Aegean Sea
Temple of the Delians locatedIn Aegean Sea
Mount Kynthos locatedIn Aegean Sea
Livadia locatedIn Aegean Sea
subject surface form: Livadia (Tilos)
Mikro Chorio locatedIn Aegean Sea
Livadia port locatedIn Aegean Sea
Municipality of Tilos locatedIn Aegean Sea
Katsadia beach locatedIn Aegean Sea
subject surface form: Katsadia Beach
municipality of Lipsi locatedIn Aegean Sea
Agios Georgios locatedIn Aegean Sea
subject surface form: Agios Georgios (Agathonisi)
Agios Georgios port locatedIn Aegean Sea
Lipsi municipality locatedIn Aegean Sea
Leros regional unit locatedIn Aegean Sea
Sacred Harbor of Delos locatedIn Aegean Sea
Mikro Chorio locatedIn Aegean Sea
subject surface form: Mikro Chorio (Agathonisi)