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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Turkish Naval Forces operatesIn Aegean Sea
Turkish Coast Guard operatesIn Aegean Sea
Nereids resideIn Aegean Sea
Russian Monastery locatedOnBodyOfWater Aegean Sea
subject surface form: St. Panteleimon Monastery
Nea Moudania locatedOnCoastOf Aegean Sea
Ouranoupoli locatedOn Aegean Sea
Ouranoupoli coast Aegean Sea
Kallithea locatedOn Aegean Sea
subject surface form: Kallithea (Kassandra)
Nikiti locatedOnCoastOf Aegean Sea
Neos Marmaras locatedOn Aegean Sea
Hanioti locatedOn Aegean Sea
Pefkochori locatedOn Aegean Sea
Akrotiri (Thera) locatedIn Aegean Sea
Thera locatedIn Aegean Sea
Toroneos Gulf locatedIn Aegean Sea
Toroneos Gulf locatedOnCoastOf Aegean Sea
Toroneos Gulf belongsToSea Aegean Sea
South Central Europe borderedBy Aegean Sea
Karlovasi locatedOn Aegean Sea
Seleucid navy operatedIn Aegean Sea
Mycale Strait locatedIn Aegean Sea
Mycale Strait connects Aegean Sea
Mycale Strait waterBody Aegean Sea
Pagasetic Gulf locatedIn Aegean Sea
Pagasetic Gulf connectsTo Aegean Sea
Gallipoli 1915 relatedPlace Aegean Sea
First Mithridatic War location Aegean Sea
Alimos hasCoastlineOn Aegean Sea
Northern Sporades locatedIn Aegean Sea
Northern Sporades sea Aegean Sea
Sithonia Peninsula borders Aegean Sea
Cycladic culture locatedIn Aegean Sea
Melos locatedIn Aegean Sea
Axios River mouth Aegean Sea
Axios River emptiesInto Aegean Sea
Axios River dischargesInto Aegean Sea
Axios River partOf Aegean Sea
this entity surface form: Aegean Sea basin
Axios River tributaryOf Aegean Sea
Saronic Islands locatedIn Aegean Sea
Vale of Tempe in Greece locatedNear Aegean Sea
subject surface form: Vale of Tempe
Chalcidians geographicalContext Aegean Sea
Major Roy Franklin setting Aegean Sea
Selçuk locatedNear Aegean Sea
Neapolis locatedOn Aegean Sea
Greek island of Kalokairi locatedIn Aegean Sea
subject surface form: Kalokairi