Aegean Sea region
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The Aegean Sea region is a historically rich maritime area of the eastern Mediterranean, encompassing numerous Greek islands and coastal settlements that have been central to ancient and modern Greek culture and trade.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aegean Sea region canonical | 69 |
| Aegean region | 11 |
| Aegean Sea area | 2 |
| Aegean Sea drainage basin | 1 |
| Aegean Sea ecoregion | 1 |
| Eastern Aegean | 1 |
Statements (90)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical region
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maritime region ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Anatolian coast
NERFINISHED
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Greek mainland ⓘ Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| connectedBy |
Dardanelles Strait
NERFINISHED
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Strait of Kafireas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Aegean Sea
NERFINISHED
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Andros NERFINISHED ⓘ Chios NERFINISHED ⓘ Crete NERFINISHED ⓘ Cyclades islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Dodecanese islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Euboea NERFINISHED ⓘ Ikaria NERFINISHED ⓘ Kalymnos NERFINISHED ⓘ Karpathos NERFINISHED ⓘ Kos NERFINISHED ⓘ Lemnos NERFINISHED ⓘ Lesbos NERFINISHED ⓘ Mykonos NERFINISHED ⓘ Naxos NERFINISHED ⓘ North Aegean islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Paros NERFINISHED ⓘ Patmos NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhodes NERFINISHED ⓘ Samos NERFINISHED ⓘ Samos Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ Samothrace NERFINISHED ⓘ Santorini NERFINISHED ⓘ Skiathos NERFINISHED ⓘ Skopelos NERFINISHED ⓘ Sporades islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Syros NERFINISHED ⓘ Thasos NERFINISHED ⓘ Tinos NERFINISHED ⓘ numerous Greek islands ⓘ |
| disputedBy |
Greece
NERFINISHED
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Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity | Mediterranean marine species ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImportanceFor |
Greece
NERFINISHED
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Greek diaspora ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalFeature |
Hellenic Arc
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Santorini caldera NERFINISHED ⓘ subduction zone ⓘ volcanic arc ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
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Classical Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Minoan civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ Mycenaean civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient Greek civilization ⓘ |
| hasIssue |
Exclusive Economic Zone claims
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airspace disputes ⓘ continental shelf delimitation ⓘ maritime boundary disputes ⓘ |
| hasPortCity |
Bodrum
NERFINISHED
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Chania NERFINISHED ⓘ Heraklion NERFINISHED ⓘ Izmir NERFINISHED ⓘ Kavala NERFINISHED ⓘ Kuşadası NERFINISHED ⓘ Mytilene NERFINISHED ⓘ Piraeus NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhodes (city) NERFINISHED ⓘ Thessaloniki NERFINISHED ⓘ Volos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea |
National Marine Park of Alonissos Northern Sporades
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Natura 2000 sites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSeaConnectionTo |
Black Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ionian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Sea of Marmara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ancient ports
ⓘ
archaeological sites ⓘ island-hopping tourism ⓘ naval routes ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Europe
ⓘ
Greece ⓘ Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| majorEconomicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ shipping ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| partOf | eastern Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ |
| seismicActivity | high ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
NATO southeastern flank
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
sea lanes between Europe and Asia ⓘ |
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