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=The Mediterranean Sea= Covering more than 900,000 square miles, the Mediterranean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean. The Mediterranean Sea is unique because the Mediterranean Sea is almost completely surrounded by land, including Europe to the North, African to the South, and Asian to the East. The Mediterranean Sea is connected to the Atlantic by the Strait of Gibraltar and it is just nine miles wide. The Mediterranean Sea is often referred to the as Eurafrican Mediterranean Sea or even the European Mediterranean Sea to avoid confusion with other bodies of water referred as the Mediterranean Sea.

The Mediterranean Sea Origin of the Name
The Mediterranean Sea was named the Mediterranean Sea as it derives from the Latin word Mediterraneus, which means, "middle of the earth". This name was fitting because the Romans believed that the Mediterranean Sea was in fact the middle of the earth. Of course, the Mediterranean Sea has been known by many other names such as Mesogeiso by the Greeks, Hinder Sea, Western Sea, and also the Sea of the Philistines, and the Great Sea.