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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Anatolian coast borderedBy Aegean Sea
Port of Karlovasi locatedInSea Aegean Sea
Vardar River mouth Aegean Sea
Vardar River emptiesInto Aegean Sea
Vardar River partOfDrainageBasin Aegean Sea
this entity surface form: Aegean Sea basin
Vardar River tributaryOf Aegean Sea
Mysia borderedBy Aegean Sea
Mysia hasCoastOn Aegean Sea
İzmir Province locatedOn Aegean Sea
İzmir Province hasCoastlineOn Aegean Sea
Mount Kerkis overlooks Aegean Sea
Mount Ambelos locatedIn Aegean Sea
Symi locatedIn Aegean Sea
Aigina locatedIn Aegean Sea
Dafni locatedOn Aegean Sea
Iolkos locatedOn Aegean Sea
this entity surface form: Aegean Sea (via Pagasetic Gulf)
Hisarlik locatedNear Aegean Sea
province of Macedonia borderedBy Aegean Sea
Scyros locatedIn Aegean Sea
Scyros locatedInBodyOfWater Aegean Sea
Neapolis (Kavala) locatedBy Aegean Sea
666 notableTrack Aegean Sea
this entity surface form: Aegian Sea
ancient Laconia hasCoastOn Aegean Sea
Magnesia regional unit locatedOn Aegean Sea
Port of Volos connectsTo Aegean Sea
Port of Volos waterbody Aegean Sea
Argolic Gulf partOf Aegean Sea
Argolic Gulf connectedTo Aegean Sea
Aegean Army theater Aegean Sea
Aegean Army namedAfter Aegean Sea
Simi locatedIn Aegean Sea
Simi sea Aegean Sea
Simi hasCoastlineOn Aegean Sea
Athos Peninsula borders Aegean Sea
Athos Peninsula hasCoastlineOn Aegean Sea
Sacred Lake locatedIn Aegean Sea
Tenedos (Bozcaada) locatedIn Aegean Sea
Hippocrates placeOfBirth Aegean Sea
Gattilusio regionOfActivity Aegean Sea
Middle Bronze Age occursInRegion Aegean Sea
this entity surface form: Aegean
Kranidi coast Aegean Sea
Porto Cheli locatedOn Aegean Sea