Why did the Greeks call the Mediterranean sea The Sea?
The entire Mediterranean Sea (and major regions of the Black Sea additionally) came to be regarded as a Roman sea for many reasons. First and foremost was that Rome (as the Greeks before them) were a naval and coastal imperial power. Where there were coasts, there were Roman settlements, and not surprisingly the core of the Empire was along the Mediterranean's shores spanning Europe, the Middle East, Asia Minor and North Africa.
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Why is the Mediterranean sea a sea and not an ocean?
It is not completely surrounde by land. It has a strait opening it to the ocean.
What is the peninsula in the Black Sea?
The most famous one is the Crimean Peninsula in Ukraine. There are other minor ones like the Thracian Peninsula and Taman Peninsula.
Which European country does NOT touch the Mediterranean Sea?
Belarus
Austria
Moldava
Switzerland
Slovakia
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
That's what i know by my own maind there is a lot of countries does not touch the Mediterranean i just know 7 of them
What country contains a vital canal that connects the pacific and Atlantic oceans?
The Atlantic Ocean is connected to the Pacific Ocean through a narrow canal called the Panama Canal. From the Caribbean Sea on the Atlantic side, the canal cuts through Panama, to the Pacific Ocean.
The furthest point on Earth from an ocean is located in north central China, in the area of china between Mongolia and Kazakhstan. Furthest country in the world from any sea or ocean is Kyrgyzstan.
What does the Suez canal connects the Mediterranean Sea with?
The Suez Canal connects the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.
How many countries are there in the Mediterranean?
21, they are Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Greece, Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia, Italy, France, Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Malta, Cyprus, Monaco and Egypt.
What is the canal Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea?
It is called THE SUEZ CANAL. ships pass through it to get from the Mediterranean sea to the Red Sea during their passage, its Mediterranean port being Port Said and its Red sea port - Port Suez.
The three early trading centers linked with the Mediterranean Sea were Ugarit Byblos and .?
Byblos, Ugarit, and Crete provide insight into the expanding new centers of commercial exchange among cities and regions of the third and second millennium.
What are the seas that surround the Balkan Peninsula?
Black Sea, Adriatic, Aegean. It would be a good plan to look them up on a map to get an idea of the whole area. It's an important area, lost of wars have started there, including the First World War.
What afRICAN countries border the maditerranean sea?
The countries that border the Mediterranean Sea, from west to east, are:
Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt.
These countries border the south part of the Mediterranean Sea.
Five countries in Africa border the Mediterranean Sea. These countries are Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia. There are also countries in Asia and Europe that border the sea.
What cities border the Aegean Sea?
This is Istanbul, located on the coast of Marmara Sea.
The entire peninsula of Anatolia splits the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, so any city on the Anatolian peninsula is located between the Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea, including: Istanbul, Bursa, Izmir, Bodrum, Marmaris, Antalya, Ankara, Samsun, Eskişehir, Konya, Kayseri, and Adana, just to name a few.
What is the length and depth of Mediterranean Sea?
Deepest recorded is 17,800 feet, the area of the med is 970,000 miles.
What sea is largest Caspian North Sea Mediterranean South China Sea?
south china sea(area = 1,000,000 sq miles)
Caspian sea(area = 149,200 sq mi), largest inland sea
Mediterranean Sea(area = 970,000 sq mi)