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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Northern Greece bordersSea Aegean Sea
Aegean Airlines brand Aegean Sea
this entity surface form: Aegean
Aegean Sea Plate namedAfter Aegean Sea
Aegean Sea Plate overlies Aegean Sea
Hellenic Arc adjacentTo Aegean Sea
Konak hasCoastlineOn Aegean Sea
Miletus locatedNear Aegean Sea
Italo-Turkish War theatre Aegean Sea
Caria borders Aegean Sea
Hellenic Air Force operatesIn Aegean Sea
this entity surface form: Aegean Sea region
Laurium near Aegean Sea
Pergamon locatedNear Aegean Sea
Byzantine navy primaryTheater Aegean Sea
Leros locatedIn Aegean Sea
Leros sea Aegean Sea
Mount Pelion locatedNear Aegean Sea
Kalymnos locatedIn Aegean Sea
Kalymnos sea Aegean Sea
Amorgos locatedIn Aegean Sea
Amorgos hasCoastlineOn Aegean Sea
Corinthian War location Aegean Sea
Skiros locatedIn Aegean Sea
Archidamian War primaryTheater Aegean Sea
Magnetes borderedBy Aegean Sea
island of Rhodes locatedIn Aegean Sea
subject surface form: Rhodes
Maritsa emptiesInto Aegean Sea
Maritsa partOf Aegean Sea
this entity surface form: Aegean Sea basin
Aegean Region borders Aegean Sea
Aegean Region hasCoastlineOn Aegean Sea
Gediz River flowsInto Aegean Sea
Gediz River mouthLocation Aegean Sea
Gediz River dischargesInto Aegean Sea
Gediz River drainageBasin Aegean Sea
this entity surface form: Aegean Sea basin
Laconia hasCoastlineOn Aegean Sea
Meltemi blowsOver Aegean Sea
Meltemi blowsToward Aegean Sea
Kea locatedIn Aegean Sea
Hydra locatedIn Aegean Sea
Anatolia borders Aegean Sea
Minoan civilization locatedIn Aegean Sea
this entity surface form: Aegean Sea region
Strait of Kythira connects Aegean Sea
Samothrace locatedIn Aegean Sea
Samothrace locatedInBodyOfWater Aegean Sea
this entity surface form: Thracian Sea