Mediterranean Sea
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Summary
Mediterranean Sea is an adjacent sea[1]. It draws 39,351 Wikipedia views per month (adjacent sea category, ranking #1 of 4).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Spain[3], France[4], Italy[5], Monaco[6], Slovenia[7], Croatia[8], Montenegro[9], Albania[10], Greece[11], Malta[12], Cyprus[13], Turkey[14], Lebanon[15], Syria[16]
- Instance of: drainage basin[17]
- Shares border with: Almanzora basin[18], Cordillera Penibética[19], North Africa[20], Júcar Basin[21]
- Inflows: Adra River[22], Agay[23], Aguas River, Almería[24], Alexander[25], Aliso[26], Amadorio River[27], Antas River[28], Arena (river)[29], Aude[30], Awali River[31], Béal de Jean Natte[32], Baillaury[33], Barranc dels Racons[34], Batailler[35]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Mediterranean Sea include From the river to the sea[36], a political slogan[37], founded in 1960[38]; Mediterranean diet[39], a cuisine[40], in Cyprus[41]; Alpes-Maritimes[42], a department of France[43], in France[44], founded in 1860[45]; Mediterranean Basin[46], a bioregion[47], in Spain[48]; mediterranean sea[49]; Montpellier – Méditerranée Airport[50], an airport[51], in France[52], founded in 1946[53]; Mediterranean Region[54], a region of Turkey[55], in Turkey[56], founded in 1941[57]; and Méditerranée[58], a department of France[59], in France[60], founded in 1808[61].
Why It Matters
Mediterranean Sea has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]
Entities named for it include From the river to the sea[36], a political slogan[37], founded in 1960[38]; Mediterranean diet[39], a cuisine[40], in Cyprus[41]; Alpes-Maritimes[42], a department of France[43], in France[44], founded in 1860[45]; Mediterranean Basin[46], a bioregion[47], in Spain[48]; mediterranean sea[49]; and Montpellier – Méditerranée Airport[50], an airport[51], in France[52], founded in 1946[53].