Mediterranean Cruise

Mediterranean Cruise

Why not go on a cruise of the Mediterranean sea. It can be a super place to have a vacation in. You may want a cruise on a ship or an ocean liner. Maybe a massive sailing ship or a massive modern ocean liner. Vist the different nations of the country. You may want to rent, buy, sell, hire loan a visit to an ocean liner.

The Mediterranean is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Europe, on the south by Africa, and on the east by Asia. It covers an approximate area of 2.5 million km², but its connection to the Atlantic (the Strait of Gibraltar) is only 14 km wide. In oceanography, it is sometimes called the Eurafrican Mediterranean Sea or the European Mediterranean Sea to distinguish it from mediterranean seas elsewhere.

It was an important route for merchants and travelers of ancient times, allowing for trade and cultural exchange between emergent peoples of the region — the Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Phoenician, Carthaginian, Greek, Levantine, Roman and Moorish cultures. The history of the Mediterranean region is crucial to understanding the origins and development of many modern societies.

The Mediterranean Sea is connected to the Atlantic Ocean by the Strait of Gibraltar on the west and to the Sea of Marmara and the 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 163 km (101 mi) long man-made Suez Canal in the southeast connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea.

Large islands in the Mediterranean include Cyprus, Crete, Euboea, Rhodes, Lesbos, Chios, Kefalonia and Corfu in the eastern Mediterranean; Sardinia, Corsica, Sicily, and Malta in the central Mediterranean; and Ibiza, Majorca and Minorca (the Balearic Islands) in the western Mediterranean.

The climate is typical Mediterranean climate with hot, dry summers and mild, rainy winters. Crops of the region include olives, grapes, oranges, tangerines, and cork.

Being nearly landlocked affects the Mediterranean Sea's properties; for instance, tides are very limited as a result of the narrow connection with the Atlantic Ocean. The Mediterranean is characterized and immediately recognized by its deep blue color.

Twenty-one modern states have a coastline on the Mediterranean Sea. They are:

Europe (from west to east): Spain, France, Monaco, Italy, the island state of Malta, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus.
Asia (from north to south): Syria, Lebanon, and Israel.
Africa (from east to west): Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco.

Several other territories also border the Mediterranean Sea (from west to east):

The British overseas territory of Gibraltar
The Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla and nearby islands
The British sovereign base area of Akrotiri and Dhekelia
The Palestinian National Authority

Andorra, Jordan, Portugal, San Marino, Serbia, and the Vatican City, although they do not border the sea, are often considered Mediterranean countries in a wider sense due to their Mediterranean climate, fauna and flora, and/or their cultural affinity with other Mediterranean countries.

Major cities bordering the Mediterranean Sea include Malaga, Valencia, Barcelona, Marseille, Nice, Genoa, Naples, Palermo, Messina, Athens, Istanbul, Beirut, Tel Aviv, Alexandria, Benghazi, Tripoli, Tunis, and Algiers.

Subdivisions

the Alboran Sea, between Spain and Morocco,
the Balearic Sea, between mainland Spain and its Balearic Islands,

the Ligurian Sea between Corsica and Liguria (Italy),
the Adriatic Sea between Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Albania
the Ionian Sea between Italy, Greece, and Albania,
the Aegean Sea between Greece and Turkey
the Sea of Marmara between the Aegean and Black Sea

Other Seas

Although not recognized by the IHO treaties, there are some other seas that are in common use from the ancient times or in present:

the Sea of Sardinia, between Sardinia and Balearic Islands, as a part of the Balearic Sea
the Tyrrhenian Sea enclosed by Sardinia, Italian peninsula and Sicily,
the Sea of Sicily between Sicily and Tunisia,
the Libyan Sea between Libya and Crete,
In the Aegean Sea,
the Thracian Sea in its north,
the Myrtoan Sea between the Cyclades and the Peloponnese,
the Sea of Crete north of Crete
the Cilician Sea between Turkey and Cyprus

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