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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Med′iterra′nean Sea′, - Place Namesa sea surrounded by Africa, Europe, and Asia. 2400 mi. (3865 km) long;
1,145,000 sq. mi. (2,965,550 sq. km);
greatest known depth 14,436 ft. (4400 m). Also called Mediterranean.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Mediterranean Sea n - a large inland sea between S Europe, N Africa, and SW Asia: linked with the Atlantic by the Strait of Gibraltar, with the Red Sea by the Suez Canal, and with the Black Sea by the Dardanelles, Sea of Marmara, and Bosporus; many ancient civilizations developed around its shores. Greatest depth: 4770 m (15 900 ft). Length: (west to east) over 3700 km (2300 miles). Greatest width: about 1370 km (850 miles). Area: (excluding the Black Sea) 2 512 300 sq km (970 000 sq miles)
Ancient name: Mare Internum
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