Mediterranean Sea
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| Area | 25 |
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| Max. depth | 5,267 m (17,280 ft) |
| Basin countries | Abkhazia |
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| Algeria | |
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| Islands | Mallorca |
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| Santorini | |
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| Largest island | Sicily |
| Did you know | The Mediterranean Sea covers an area of 2,509,000 sq km (969,000 sq mi). |
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| ID | 809268 |
About Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa and on the east by the Levant.
March reaches Jerusalem calling for release of Israeli hostages
... His survival as prime minister depends in part on support from Israeli hardliners who believe the entire territory between the River Jordan and the Mediterranean Sea was given to the Jewish people by God...
Israel orders evacuation Khan Younis in southern Gaza
... He said Israeli troops would need to advance into the city to remove Hamas fighters from underground tunnels, adding he was " pretty sure" those being urged to relocate " won t have to move again" if they head west, towards the Mediterranean Sea...
Brother of Hamas victim fears antisemitism in UK
... " It is why Mr Cowan says he feels unnerved by the demonstrations and particularly by the use of slogans like " from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free, " referring to the River Jordan and the Mediterranean Sea...
Rashida Tlaib censured over Israel-Gaza comments
... Ms Tlaib to Twitter on Friday that included a clip of protestors using the chant, which critics say calls for Palestinian control of all land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, including Israel...
Rashida Tlaib's claims of genocide in Gaza draw bipartisan ire
... The video also features people chanting the slogan " from the river to the sea" which calls for Palestinian control of all land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, including Israel...
Bowen: Five new realities after four weeks of Israel-Gaza war
... The conflict between Arabs and Jews for control of the land between the river Jordan and the Mediterranean Sea has lasted for more than 100 years...
British Jews are 'full of fear, like I've never seen before'
... It is why Mr Bell says he feels unnerved by the demonstrations and particularly by the use of slogans like " from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free, " referring to the River Jordan and the Mediterranean Sea...
Gaza before and after: Satellite images show destruction
... Al Karama, shown below, sits on Gaza s northern coast on the Mediterranean Sea...
Week in pictures: 15-21 June 2019
Our selection of some of The Most striking news photographs taken around The World This Week .
A mourner in Hong Kong , wearing a yellow raincoat, pays tribute to a protester who died after falling from scaffolding during mass protests in The City . Millions of protesters have taken part in rallies in recent weeks. They are calling for a proposed bill, which allows extradition to Mainland China , to be scrapped. A Man takes his horse to cool off in the Mediterranean Sea on a hot summer's day in the northern Gaza Strip . Four women take a break on The First day of racing at Ascot Racecourse in Ascot, England. The five-day meeting is one of the highlights of the horse-racing calendar. Supporters of the Santa Maria Novella Rossi team light flares ahead of the semi-finals of the Calcio Storico Fiorentino in Florence, Italy. The official rules of calcio storico - a centuries-old "sport" which merges rugby and Football - were written in 1580 by a local count. The Event forms part of annual celebrations every June to honour The City 's patron saint. Richard Ratcliffe, husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, stages a protest outside the Iranian embassy in London. His British-Iranian wife was jailed in Iran for five years in 2016 after being convicted of spying, which she denies. Mr Ratcliffe is campaigning for her unconditional release. Conservative MP Mark Field confronts Greenpeace activist Janet Barker at a black-tie dinner in London. The Foreign Office minister was filmed marching Ms Barker away as protesters interrupted a speech by Chancellor Philip Hammond . Mr Field has since apologised, but added he was "genuinely worried" Ms Barker may have been armed. He has been suspended as a minister while investigations take place. A displaced Afghan Girl carries a child near their shelter at a refugee camp on The Outskirts of Kabul. Riot policemen take cover during protests in Tbilisi, Georgia. Protesters took to The Streets after Russian MP Sergei Gavrilov addressed an assembly of MPs in Georgia's parliament. Some 240 people were hurt in the clashes. Relations between the two nations remain strained 11 years after Georgia and Russia fought A War over the breakaway region of South Ossetia. A reveller celebrates the sunrise at Stonehenge in Wiltshire on Summer Solstice , the longest day of the year. About 10,000 people gathered at the Neolithic monument, which is built along the alignment of the midsummer sunrise and the midwinter sunset. In Germany, the Dortmund Fire Department was alerted to a squirrel with its head stuck in a manhole cover, apparently trying to escape the sewer system beneath. The squirrel was anaesthetised so it could be freed, after which it was treated and released back into The Wild .photography
Source of news: bbc.com
