Where is the Mediterranean?
The Mediterranean Sea is located between the continents of Europe, Africa and Asia.
These are the 23 countries with a coastline in the Mediterranean Sea
5 African countries
- Morocco
- Algeria
- Tunisia
- Libya
- Egypt
11 European countries
- Spain
- France
- Monaco
- Italy
- Malta
- Slovenia
- Croatia
- Bosnia and Herzegovinia
- Montenegro
- Albania
- Greece
7 Asian countries
- Turkey
- Cyprus
- Syria
- Lebanon
- Northern Cyprus
- Palestine
- Israel
What are the seas within the Mediterranean Sea?
The Mediterranean is a sea of seas and includes (clockwise from Spain)
Alboran Sea, Balearic Sea, Sea of Sardinia, Ligurian Sea, Tyrrhenian Sea, Ionian Sea, Adriatic Sea, Myrtoan Sea, Aegean Sea, Thracian Sea, Sea of Marmara, Icarian Sea, Sea of Crete and the Levantine Sea.
The Black Sea and the Sea of Azov are not considered part of the Mediterranean Sea although are solely connected to the North Atlantic Ocean by the Mediterranean waterways.
How does the Mediterranean Sea connect to the Ocean?
It connects via the west to the Atlantic Ocean via the Strait of Gibraltar and via the Suez Canal and Red Sea to the Indian Ocean in its east.
What are the 4 seas around Italy?
There are 4 seas within the Mediterranean that border Italy. The Ligurian Sea, Adriatic Sea, Tyrrhenian Sea and the Ionian Sea.
These 4 form part of the Mediterranean Sea, so to be correct there are actually 5 seas around Italy.
What are the Seas around Greece?
Greece has 3 seas around its many islands within the Mediterranean Sea, from (west to east) Ionian Sea, Sea of Crete and the Aegean Sea.
Is the Black Sea part of the Mediterranean Sea?
The Black Sea is not part of the Mediterranean Sea. The Sea of Marmara connects to the Mediterranean Sea via the Dardanelles Strait and to the Black Sea via the Bosporus Strait.
What are the Seas that surround Turkey?
The Black Sea, Sea of Marmara, Aegean Sea and Sea of Crete are all bounding Turkey.
Mediterranean coastline from Libya to Tunisia
The African side of the Mediterranean Sea has 2 large gulfs: The Gulf of Sidra in Libya and the Gulf of Gabes in Tunisia