Aegean Sea
Aegean is a redirect to this article. For other meanings, see Aegean (disambiguation).
39.259444444424.9525Coordinates: 39° 15′ 34″ N, 24° 57′ 9″ E
The Aegean Sea or the Aegean (Ancient Greek ὁ Αἰγαῖος πόντος, τὸ Αἰγαῖον πέλαγος, ὁ Αἰγαῖος, τὸ Αἰγαῖον ho Aigaîos póntos, tò Aigaîon pélagos, ho Aigaîos, tò Aigaîon, Modern Greek το Αιγαίο Πέλαγος, το Αιγαίο (n. sg.) to Egéo Pélagos, to Egéo, Latin Mare Aegaeum, Aegaeum Mare, Aegaeum, Turkish Ege Denizi, Ege, more recently also Turkish Adalar Denizi "Sea of Islands") is a Mediterranean Sea tributary.
Riparian states are Greece and Turkey. The Turkish region of Ege is named after the Aegean Sea.
Location
The Aegean Sea is the north-eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea. It is bounded to the west and north by mainland Greece and to the east by the Asia Minor coast of Turkey. The Cretan island arc with the islands of Kythira, Andikythira, Crete, Kasos, Karpathos and Rhodes, which connects the mountain ranges of the Peloponnese with the Taurus Mountains in southwestern Turkey, forms the southern end. Connection to the open Mediterranean Sea in the southeast (Levantine Sea) and southwest (Libyan Sea) exists via six straits:
- Strait of Rhodes (Στενό της Ρόδου), width 17 km, depth 350 m.
- Strait of Karpathos (Στενό της Καρπάθου), width 43 km, depth 850 m.
- Strait of Kasos (Στενό της Κάσου) Latitude 67 km, depth 1000 m.
- Strait of Andikythira (Στενό των Αντικυθήρων), width 32 km, depth 700 m.
- Strait of Kythira (Στενό των Κυθήρων), width 33 km, depth 160 m.
- Strait of Elafonissos (Στενό της Ελαφόνησου), width 11 km, depth 180 m.
The Aegean does not border directly on the Ionian Sea further to the southwest, but is separated from it by the Laconian Gulf, which still belongs to the Libyan Sea.
In the northeast there is a connection to the Black Sea via the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara and the Bosporus.
The maximum extension is about 650 km from north to south and 390 km from west to east. With an area of about 240,000 km², the share of the shelf is 5%.
Map of the Aegean Sea
Coast of the Turkish city Izmir
Rocky coast on the Greek island of Santorini
Sea Parts
- The Thracian Sea lies to the north.
- The Myrtoic Sea lies between the Cyclades and the Peloponnese.
- North of Crete lies the Cretan Sea. To the east is the Carpathian Sea.
- The Ikarian Sea is a partial sea of the Aegean Sea in the east, between the islands of Chios and Kos.
Questions and Answers
Q: What are the coordinates for the Aegean Sea?
A: The coordinates for the Aegean Sea are 39°N 25°E.
Q: Where is the Aegean Sea located?
A: The Aegean Sea is located between Greece and Anatolia, in the Mediterranean Sea.
Q: What is the Aegean Sea connected to in the north?
A: The Aegean Sea is connected in the north to the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea by the Dardanelles and Bosporus.
Q: What large islands mark the south end of the Aegean Sea?
A: The large islands of Rhodes and Crete mark the south end of the Aegean Sea.
Q: Is the Aegean Sea an independent body of water?
A: No, the Aegean Sea is part of the Mediterranean Sea.
Q: What countries are located on either side of the Aegean Sea?
A: The Aegean Sea is located between Greece and Anatolia.
Q: How are the Dardanelles and Bosporus connected to the Aegean Sea?
A: The Dardanelles and Bosporus are connected to the Aegean Sea in the north.
