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The '''Mediterranean Sea''' (35 degrees north, 18 degrees east) is a [[sea]] of the [[Atlantic Ocean]] 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 [[1 E12 m²|2.5 million]] [[square kilometre|km²]] (965,000 [[square mile|sq mi]]), but its connection to the Atlantic (the [[Strait of Gibraltar]]) is only 14 km (9 mi) wide. In [[oceanography]], it is sometimes called ''the Eurafrican Mediterranean Sea'' or ''the European Mediterranean Sea'', to distinguish it from mediterranean seas elsewhere.  

The '''Mediterranean Sea''' (35 degrees north, 18 degrees east) is a [[sea]] of the [[Atlantic Ocean]] 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 [[1 E12 m²|2.5 million]] [[square kilometre|km²]] (965,000 [[square mile|sq mi]]), but its connection to the Atlantic (the [[Strait of Gibraltar]]) is only 14 km (9 mi) wide. In [[oceanography]], it is sometimes called ''the Eurafrican Mediterranean Sea'' or ''the European Mediterranean Sea'', to distinguish it from mediterranean seas elsewhere.