地中海係一個北面俾歐洲大陸,南面俾非洲大陸同東面俾亞洲大陸圍住嘅海。由東至西約莫有4000公里,南北最闊嘅地方就大概有1800公里,面積有251.6萬平方公里,係世界上最大嘅內陸海。地中海西邊,經過直布羅陀海峽,同大西洋相連,而東面就通過土耳其海峽同黑海相連。19世紀,埃及嘅蘇彝士運河開通咗,地中海就連接埋落紅海。地中海係世界上最古老嘅海域之一。
地中海,英文名係Mediterranean Sea,嚟自拉丁文嘅mediterraneus,表示喺「陸地嘅中間」(medius表示中間,而terra表示陸地)。呢個名好貼切噉形容地中海嘅地理形勢狀況。
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