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Mediterranean Sea

A sea that lies between Europe, Asia Minor, and Africa and is completely landlocked except for the Strait of Gibraltar, the Bosporus, and the Suez Canal.

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What countries in Mediterranean zone?

Spain, France, Italy, Malta, Albania, Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Egypt, Lybia, Tunisia, Algeria, Morroco, and The United Kingdom (they still hold the Gibraltar rock).

What countries are near the Mediterranean Sea?

There are a few possible answers to that. The island of Crete is in the Mediterranean Sea, which is part of Greece. The island of Cyprus is a full country in the Mediterranean Sea. Turkey is on the other side of the Mediterranean Sea.

Why is Red Sea a misnomer?

Black Sea is a misnomer because it's a name of a sea but it's not black.

What is the rock that guards the Mediterranean?

The rock that guards the Mediterranean is the rock of Gibraltar. It has been a symbol of British Naval strength since the 18th century.

What body of water does the Nile River drain into?

The Nile River flows North and empties into the Mediterranean Sea.

It flows into the Mediterranean Sea in Northeast Egypt. The delta at the mouth of the Nile, can be found at 30°10′N 31°6′E.

*It flows South to North, or North from the snowcapped mountains of East Africa.
It flows into the Mediterranean Sea
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How long does it take to cross the Mediterranean sea?

New York to Le Havre, France is 3062 nautical miles. At 20 knots, that would be 6 days 9 hours and 6 minutes.

What countries are bordered by the mediterranean sea and Atlantic ocean with water on three sides?

Spain, or more generally, the Iberian peninsula. Although technically, the body of water north of Spain is the Bay of Biscay, not the Atlantic Ocean.

Does the Tigris and Euphrates river empty out into the Mediterranean Sea?

I think it emptys into the Persian gulf

fromtweedledumb

You are correct, the Persian Gulf is part of the Indian Ocean.

Is the Bahamas in the Mediterranean sea?

No, Jamaica is in the Carribean, the Mediterranean is in Europe.

Does the Mediterranean Sea have a higher salt content than the Atlantic Ocean?

The farther east you go in the Mediterranean the salty it gets, this is due to evaporation, and the incoming current from the Atlantic.