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It is not completely surrounde by land. It has a strait opening it to the ocean.
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∙ 11y agoThe name comes from Latin 'Mediterranius' meaning in the middle of the Earth
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What does the Suez Canal connect?
The Indian ocean and the Mediterranean Sea
What ocean is the north of Africa?
It is not strictly an Ocean it is an inland sea, and is known as the Mediterranean Sea.
Is the baltic sea included in the Mediterranean ocean?
No it is not, the Mediterranean is known as a sea and not an ocean
Which ocean is next to Italy?
The Atlantic. Italy sticks out into the Mediterranean. The Mediterranean is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean.
Is the Mediterranean a sea or ocean?
It is a sea.
What ocean forms most of the western border with Africa?
Mediterranean Sea
What major water bodies from the coastline of Africa?
Mediterranean Sea Red Sea Indian ocean Atlantic Ocean
What two bodies of water does the strait of Gibraltar connect?
the metaterian and the Atlantic *EDIT* It's Mediterranean... v.v# *EDIT TO ^* It's the Atlantic and Mediterranean because it asks, "The Strait of Gibraltar connects what BODIES of water?" There is a (s) so the answer is Atlantic and Mediterranean. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
What ocean lies to the north of Africa?
The Mediterranean Sea is to the North of Africa. It separates Europe from Africa.
Which ocean touches Italy?
Italy does not border any ocean. The nearest ocean is the Atlantic Ocean, but Italy does not border it. It borders a number of seas, which are part of the Mediterranean Sea.
Which sea is best Mediterranean or Atlantic?
The Mediterranean because it is a sea. The Atlantic is an ocean.
Which ocean is Cyprus in?
The island Cyprus is in the Mediterranean Sea. Cyprus is in the Mediterranean sea
