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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Southern Greece borders Aegean Sea
Thrace borderedBy Aegean Sea
Heraklion locatedOnSea Aegean Sea
Chios locatedIn Aegean Sea
this entity surface form: eastern Aegean Sea
Chios seaBorder Aegean Sea
Volos locatedOn Aegean Sea
Attica region coastlineOn Aegean Sea
Kavala locatedOn Aegean Sea
Xanthippus regionOfActivity Aegean Sea
Paros locatedIn Aegean Sea
Mytilene nearbyBodyOfWater Aegean Sea
Mykonos locatedIn Aegean Sea
Lemnos hasCoastline Aegean Sea
Nafplion locatedOnBodyOfWater Aegean Sea
Magnesia borders Aegean Sea
Olympus region (nearby) near Aegean Sea
Skiathos locatedIn Aegean Sea
Skiathos sea Aegean Sea
Battle of Cape Spada region Aegean Sea
this entity surface form: Aegean Sea area
Skopelos locatedIn Aegean Sea
Skopelos locatedIn Aegean Sea
this entity surface form: Western Aegean Sea
Skopelos locatedInBodyOfWater Aegean Sea
Skopelos hasCoastlineOn Aegean Sea
Pelion Peninsula borders Aegean Sea
Karpathos locatedIn Aegean Sea
Karpathos sea Aegean Sea
Kos locatedIn Aegean Sea
Tinos locatedIn Aegean Sea
Andros locatedIn Aegean Sea
Athenian navy activeIn Aegean Sea
Syros locatedIn Aegean Sea
Ikaria locatedIn Aegean Sea
this entity surface form: eastern Aegean Sea
Ikaria sea Aegean Sea
Milos locatedIn Aegean Sea
Pineios River mouth Aegean Sea
Pineios River emptiesInto Aegean Sea
Nisyros locatedIn Aegean Sea
Libyan Sea adjacentTo Aegean Sea
Greek Seas includes Aegean Sea
Gallipoli Peninsula borders Aegean Sea
Gallipoli Peninsula separates Aegean Sea
European seas partOf Aegean Sea
Lasithi regional unit borders Aegean Sea
HMHS Britannic sankIn Aegean Sea
South Aegean locatedIn Aegean Sea
Archangelos (Rhodes) locatedNear Aegean Sea
Lake Dojran partOfDrainageBasin Aegean Sea
this entity surface form: Aegean Sea basin