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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Thermaic Gulf opensTo Aegean Sea
Thermaic Gulf isNorthOf Aegean Sea
this entity surface form: Aegean Sea main basin
Eresos locatedInBodyOfWater Aegean Sea
Eresos hasCoastline Aegean Sea
Skala Bay locatedInBodyOfWater Aegean Sea
Kasos locatedIn Aegean Sea
Kythira hasCulturalInfluence Aegean Sea
this entity surface form: Aegean
İmroz locatedIn Aegean Sea
ruins of Temple of Dionysus near Aegean Sea
Abdera in Thrace locatedNear Aegean Sea
Temple of Apollo locatedIn Aegean Sea
subject surface form: Temple of Apollo (Delos)
North Euboean Gulf partOf Aegean Sea
North Euboean Gulf connectedTo Aegean Sea
this entity surface form: Euboean Sea
Naxos locatedIn Aegean Sea
Knidos locatedOn Aegean Sea
South Euboean Gulf partOf Aegean Sea
South Euboean Gulf ocean Aegean Sea
Lebedus neighboringRegion Aegean Sea
Erythrae faced Aegean Sea
Gökçeada locatedIn Aegean Sea
Gökçeada hasCoastlineOn Aegean Sea
Seferihisar district locatedOn Aegean Sea
Astypalaia locatedIn Aegean Sea
Astypalaia sea Aegean Sea
Evia locatedIn Aegean Sea
Evia hasCoastlineOn Aegean Sea
Bay of Eleusis locatedIn Aegean Sea
Bay of Eleusis partOf Aegean Sea
Phocaea locatedNear Aegean Sea
Botev Peak drainageBasin Aegean Sea
this entity surface form: Aegean Sea basin
Struma River mouth Aegean Sea
Struma River dischargesInto Aegean Sea
Struma River drainageBasin Aegean Sea
this entity surface form: Aegean Sea basin
Balıkesir Province hasCoastOn Aegean Sea
Aegeus associatedWithBodyOfWater Aegean Sea
Aegeus eponymOf Aegean Sea
Aegeus placeOfDeath Aegean Sea
Aegeus hasSymbol Aegean Sea
Lycomedes of Scyros (in some traditions) locatedIn Aegean Sea
subject surface form: Lycomedes of Scyros
Etesian winds blowsOver Aegean Sea
Morean War hasLocation Aegean Sea
Brauron locatedNear Aegean Sea
Vathy locatedInBodyOfWater Aegean Sea
subject surface form: Vathy (Samos)
Fournoi Korseon locatedIn Aegean Sea
Anatolian coast locatedOn Aegean Sea