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The Mediterranean Sea has been known by a number of alternative names throughout human history. It was, for example, commonly called Mare Nostrum (Latin, Our Sea) by the Romans. Presently, "The Med" is a common English language contraction for the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding regions when employed in informal speech. In the Bible, it is referred to as the Great Sea or the Western Sea. In modern Hebrew, it is called הים התיכון, "the middle sea", a literal adaptation of the German equivalent Mittelmeer. In Turkish, it is Akdeniz.
The Mediterranean Sea is connected to the Atlantic Ocean by the Strait of Gibraltar on the west and to the Sea of Marmara and Black Sea, by the Dardanelles and the Bosporus respectively, on the east. The Sea of Marmara is often considered a part of the Mediterranean Sea, whereas the Black Sea is generally not. The man-made Suez CanalThe Suez Canal ( Arabic, Qan al-Suways , west of the Sinai Peninsula, forms a 163 km (101 mile) ship canal in Egypt between Port Said Bur Sa'id on the Mediterranean and Suez al-Suways on the Red Sea. The canal allows water transport from Europe to Asia wi in the south-east connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Red SeaSudan The Red Sea ( Arabic Bar al-Amar al-Baru l-’Amar Hebrew Yam Suf Latin Mare Erythraeum is a gulf or basin of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia. The connection to the ocean is in the south through the Bab el Mandeb sound and the Gulf of Aden..
TideThe tide is the regular rising and falling of the ocean's surface caused by changes in gravitational forces external to the Earth. The primary changing gravitational field is due to the Moon while the secondary field is caused by the Sun. Types of tides Ts are very limited in the Mediterreanean as a result of the narrow connection with the oceanOcean covers almost three quarters (71%) of the surface of the Earth. This global, interconnected body of salt water is divided by the continents and larger archipelagos into five oceans as follows: Arctic Ocean Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean Pacific Ocean S.The Mediterranean climateA mediterranean climate is one that resembles those of lands bordering the Mediterranean Sea. It is usually experienced between 30 to 50 degrees north and 30 to 40 degrees south of the Equator. Precipitation As an example, San Francisco in California, USA is generally one of wet winters and hot, dry summers. Special crops of the region are oliveOlive Olives in olive tree, Lisboa, Portugal Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Scrophulariales Family: Oleaceae Genus Olea Species europaea Binomial name Olea europaea Some botanists include thes, grapeVitis acerifolia Vitis aestivalis Vitis amurensis Vitis arizonica Vitis x bourquina Vitis californica Vitis x champinii Vitis cinerea Vitis x doaniana Vitis girdiana Vitis labrusca Vitis x labruscana Vitis monticola Vitis mustangensis Vitis x novae-anglias, orangeOranges are the fruits of an orange tree, one of the most common citrus fruits. Oranges are widely grown in warmer climates and are distributed worldwide. The name "orange" refers both to the fruit and its color — the color is named for the fruit. The flas, tangerines, and cork. The region has a long history of civilization.
Large islands in the Mediterranean include:
Modern states bordering the Mediterranean Sea are:
Other countries that don't border the Mediterranean, such as Portugal and parts of Bulgaria and Romania, are technically Mediterranean in their climate, fauna and flora.
The Mediterranean Sea is sub-divided into a number of smaller seas, each with their own designation (from west to east):
In addition to the seas, a number of gulfs and straits are also recognised:
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