What are the major sub-divisions of the Mediterranean Sea?

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What are the major sub-divisions of the Mediterranean Sea?

Answer 1

--. Mediterranean Sea :Subdivisions

According to the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) treaties, the Mediterranean Sea is subdivided into a number of smaller seas, each with their own designation (from west to east):

•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, Albania and Greece

•the Aegean Sea between Greece and Turkey

•the Sea of Marmara between the Aegean and Black Sea. http://wapedia.mobi/en/Mediterranean_Sea#6.

Answer 2

Mediterranean Sea



This inland sea is bordered on the north by Europe, the east by Asia, and in the south by Africa. This 969,100 sq. mile body of water is approximately 2,300 miles in length, and has a maximum depth of 16,896 ft. Major subdivisions include the Adriatic Sea, Aegean Sea, Balearic Sea, Tyrrhenian Sea, Ionian Sea and Ligurian Sea.

Answer 3

According to the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) treaties, the Mediterranean Sea is subdivided into a number of smaller seas, each with their own designation (from west to east): ♥



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* 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, Albania and Greece

* the Aegean Sea between Greece and Turkey

* the Sea of Marmara between the Aegean and Black Sea

Answer 4

Alboran sea,

Balearic sea,

Ligurian sea,

Adriatic sea,

Lonian sea,

Aegean sea &

Sea of Marmara