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The '''Mediterranean Sea''' is an intercontinental sea between [[Europe]], [[Africa]] and [[Asia]] covering an approximate area of [[1000000km2|2.5 million square kilometers]]. The sea is connected to the [[Atlantic Ocean]] by the [[Straits of Gibraltar]] on the west and to the [[Sea of Marmara]]and [[Black Sea]] by the [[Dardanelles]] and the [[Bosporus]] on the east. The Sea of Marmara -- but not the Black Sea -- is often considered as a part of Mediterranean Sea. The [[Suez Canal]] in the south east connects the Mediterranean with the [[Red Sea]].
Its major [[island]]s are [[Cyprus]], [[Crete]], [[Rhodes]] in the east, [[Sardinia]], [[Corsica]], [[Sicily]] and [[Malta]] in the center, and [[Majorca]] in the west. Major countries bordering the sea are [[Spain]], [[France]], [[Italy]], [[Greece]] and [[Turkey]] on the north shore, [[Lebanon]], [[Syria]] and [[Israel]] on the east, and [[Egypt]], [[Libya]], [[Tunisia]], [[Algeria]] and [[Morocco]] on the south shore. The climate is generally one of wet winters and hot, dry summers. Special crops of the region are [[olive]]s, [[grape]]s, [[orange]]s, and [[tangerine]]s.
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