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OAS seaname Detail for Mediterranean Sea
| seanames_id: | 117 |
|---|---|
| Seaname: | Mediterranean Sea |
| Sea code: | 28 |
| Definition: | The Mediterranean Sea is an enclosed sea opening only, on the West, to the North Atlantic Ocean through the Strait of Gibraltar (see 3.1.1.1) and, on the Northeast, to the Sea of Marmara (see 3.2) through the Dardanelles (Çanakkale Strait). It is bounded by the coasts of South Europe, West Asia and North Africa. The limit between the Mediterranean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean ( in the western entrance of the Strait of Gibraltar) is the following: A line joining Cape Trafalgar (36 Degrees 11 Minutes N - 6 Degrees 02 Minutes W), on the southern coast of Spain, southward to Cape Espartel (35 Degrees 47 Minutes 36 Seconds N - 5 Degrees 55 Minutes 24 Seconds W), on the northern coast of Morocco. The limit between the Mediterranean Sea and the Sea of Marmara (in the western entrance of the Dardanelles (Çanakkale Strait), on the northwestern coast of Turkey) is the following: A line joining Mehmetçik Cape (40 Degrees 02 Minutes 40 Seconds N - 26 Degrees 10 Minutes 30 Seconds E) southward to Kumale Cape (40 Degrees 00 Minutes 35 Seconds N - 26 Degrees 11 Minutes 55 Seconds E). |
| Citation: | Limits of Oceans and Seas, 1986 (Draft 4th edition). IHB Special Publication 23, International Hydrographic Bureau, 203p. |
| Deprecated: | false |
| Metadata version: | 0 |
| Keydate: | 2000-09-13 04:00:00+00 |
| Editdate: | 2000-10-24 04:00:00+00 |