eastern Aegean Sea
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The eastern Aegean Sea is the part of the Aegean lying off the western coast of Turkey, dotted with numerous Greek islands such as Lesbos, Chios, and Samos.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| eastern Aegean Sea canonical | 8 |
| northeastern Aegean Sea | 4 |
| Eastern Aegean Sea | 1 |
| eastern Mediterranean | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
region of the Aegean Sea
ⓘ
sea area ⓘ |
| bordersCountry |
Greece
ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| containsIsland |
Agios Efstratios
ⓘ
Chios NERFINISHED ⓘ Fournoi Korseon ⓘ Ikaria ⓘ Lesbos NERFINISHED ⓘ Limnos NERFINISHED ⓘ Oinousses ⓘ Psara NERFINISHED ⓘ Samos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsIslandGroup |
East Aegean islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Aegean islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoastalState |
Greece
ⓘ
surface form:
Hellenic Republic
Turkey ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Türkiye
|
| hasDispute | maritime boundary issues between Greece and Turkey ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalSignificance | habitat for marine biodiversity of the Aegean ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
narrow straits between islands and Turkish mainland
ⓘ
numerous islands and islets ⓘ |
| hasMajorPort |
Chios town
ⓘ
surface form:
Chios (town)
Mytilene ⓘ Vathy (Samos) ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalStatus | contains Greek islands close to Turkish mainland ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance |
important for regional security in the Aegean
ⓘ
important for shipping routes in the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| isSubregionOf |
Greek Seas
ⓘ
Levantine maritime region ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mediterranean Sea
ⓘ
Levantine Sea ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Mediterranean Sea
|
| offCoastOf | western coast of Turkey ⓘ |
| partOf | Aegean Sea ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
northeastern Aegean Sea
this entity surface form:
Eastern Aegean Sea
this entity surface form:
northeastern Aegean Sea
this entity surface form:
northeastern Aegean Sea
this entity surface form:
northeastern Aegean Sea