Aegean Sea

part of the Mediterranean Sea, between the Greek mainland, the Turkish mainland, Crete, and Rhodes

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The Aegean Sea is a body of water in the Mediterranean located between Greece and Turkey, with several large Greek islands including Crete and Rhodes. It has been strategically and economically important throughout history as a major shipping route and cultural center connecting Europe and Asia.

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Encyclopedic overview

The extent of the Aegean Sea on a map of the Mediterranean Sea

The Aegean Sea is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea between Europe and Asia. It is located between the Balkans and Anatolia, and covers an area of some 215,000 km (83,000 sq mi). In the north, the Aegean is connected to the Marmara Sea, which in turn connects to the Black Sea, by the straits of the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus, respectively. The Aegean Islands are located within the sea and some bound it on its southern periphery, including Crete and Rhodes. The sea reaches a maximum depth of 2,639 m (8,658 ft) to the west of Karpathos. The Thracian Sea and the Sea of Crete are main subdivisions of the Aegean Sea.

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