Mediterranean

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body of water intercontinental sea marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean

The Mediterranean is a large intercontinental sea bordered by Europe, Asia, and Africa, historically serving as a major hub of trade, culture, and civilization.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Mediterranean region 13
Mediterranean world 1

Statements (97)

Predicate Object
instanceOf body of water ⓘ
intercontinental sea ⓘ
marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
area approximately 2,500,000 square kilometers ⓘ
associatedWithCivilization Ancient Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ
Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Carthage NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Phoenicia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
averageDepth approximately 1,500 meters ⓘ
basinCountry Algeria NERFINISHED ⓘ
Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
France ⓘ
Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ
Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ
Morocco NERFINISHED ⓘ
Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ
Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ
biome Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub NERFINISHED ⓘ
borderedBy Albania NERFINISHED ⓘ
Algeria NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bosnia and Herzegovina NERFINISHED ⓘ
Croatia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cyprus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
France NERFINISHED ⓘ
Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ
Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ
Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ
Monaco NERFINISHED ⓘ
Montenegro NERFINISHED ⓘ
Morocco NERFINISHED ⓘ
Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ
Slovenia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ
Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tunisia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ
borderedByContinent Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ
climateType Mediterranean climate ⓘ
connectedBy Strait of Gibraltar NERFINISHED ⓘ
Suez Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ
connectedTo Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
ecoregion Mediterranean Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCurrent anti-estuarine circulation ⓘ
hasIsland Balearic Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ
Corsica NERFINISHED ⓘ
Crete NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cyprus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sardinia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSubregion Adriatic Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
Aegean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
Alboran Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
Balearic Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
Eastern Mediterranean NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ionian Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ionian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
Levantine Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ligurian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sea of Marmara NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tyrrhenian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
Western Mediterranean ⓘ
historicalRole cradle of ancient civilizations ⓘ
major hub of cultural exchange ⓘ
major hub of trade ⓘ
knownFor fisheries ⓘ
intensive maritime trade ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
linkedTo Red Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOnPlanet Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorPort Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ
Algiers NERFINISHED ⓘ
Barcelona NERFINISHED ⓘ
Genoa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Haifa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Marseille NERFINISHED ⓘ
Naples NERFINISHED ⓘ
Piraeus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Valencia NERFINISHED ⓘ
maxDepth over 5,000 meters ⓘ
maxDepthLocation Calypso Deep NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
salinity higher than average ocean salinity ⓘ
threatenedBy climate change ⓘ
invasive species ⓘ
marine pollution ⓘ
overfishing ⓘ
waterInflow Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
waterOutflow Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (73)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cilicia → crossroadsBetween → Mediterranean ⓘ
Banyuls AOC → climate → Mediterranean ⓘ
Cabardès AOC → climateInfluence → Mediterranean ⓘ
Balagne dialect → region → Mediterranean ⓘ
“The Latin Lover” → ethnicCoding → Mediterranean ⓘ
subject surface form: The Latin Lover
Peisistratid → regionOfActivity → Mediterranean ⓘ
Roman Castles area → climate → Mediterranean ⓘ
Chianti → climate → Mediterranean ⓘ
Gaillac → climateInfluence → Mediterranean ⓘ
Derby of the Mediterranean → region → Mediterranean ⓘ
tabbouleh → regionPopular → Mediterranean ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mediterranean region
Augusta → regionOfUse → Mediterranean ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mediterranean world
Philo of Larissa → region → Mediterranean ⓘ
Tsakonia → climate → Mediterranean ⓘ
1st Baron Wilson → placeOfActivity → Mediterranean ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mediterranean region
Venetian army → militaryTheater → Mediterranean ⓘ
Theodosian dynasty → region → Mediterranean ⓘ
Byzantine solidus → circulatedIn → Mediterranean ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mediterranean region
Corsican lira → region → Mediterranean ⓘ
Dutch thaler "leeuwendaalder" (lion dollar) → usedInRegion → Mediterranean ⓘ
subject surface form: leeuwendaalder
Heritage Malta → locatedIn → Mediterranean ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mediterranean region
Siculo-Arabic → region → Mediterranean ⓘ
Messana → locatedIn → Mediterranean ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mediterranean region
Province of Tarragona → locatedIn → Mediterranean ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mediterranean region
Bar Riva → theme → Mediterranean ⓘ
Condor → typicalDestinationRegion → Mediterranean ⓘ
Catalan domains in Greece → region → Mediterranean ⓘ
Arkia Israeli Airlines → operatesInRegion → Mediterranean ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mediterranean region
Israir Airlines → regionServed → Mediterranean ⓘ
Mont Lozère → climateInfluence → Mediterranean ⓘ
Monte Quacella → climateZone → Mediterranean ⓘ
Pentelikon → climate → Mediterranean ⓘ
Vermentino → climatePreference → Mediterranean ⓘ
spring of Arethusa → hasCoordinateRegion → Mediterranean ⓘ
Roger Deslaur → regionOfActivity → Mediterranean ⓘ
King's Regiment → notableTheatre → Mediterranean ⓘ
aircraft carrier HMS Furious → WWIITheatre → Mediterranean ⓘ
subject surface form: HMS Furious
OGC Nice → fanbaseCharacteristic → Mediterranean ⓘ
Olympus → climate → Mediterranean ⓘ
Ottoman incursions → location → Mediterranean ⓘ
University of Primorska → region → Mediterranean ⓘ
Albano Laziale → climate → Mediterranean ⓘ
Allied Forces Southern Europe → operatedIn → Mediterranean ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mediterranean region
independent Republic of Croatia → subregion → Mediterranean ⓘ
subject surface form: Republic of Croatia
Battle of Lucocisterna → historicalRegion → Mediterranean ⓘ
Arke → destinationRegion → Mediterranean ⓘ
Brancaleone Doria → regionOfActivity → Mediterranean ⓘ
Isola 2000 → climateInfluence → Mediterranean ⓘ
Adio Kerida → regionOfPopularity → Mediterranean ⓘ
TRA → operatesInRegion → Mediterranean ⓘ
subject surface form: Transavia
this entity surface form: Mediterranean region