Western Mediterranean Sea

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Western_Mediterranean_Sea
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:Algeria
gptkb:France
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Morocco
gptkb:Spain
gptkb:Tunisia
gptkbp:climate Mediterranean climate
gptkbp:connectedTo gptkb:Ligurian_Sea
gptkb:Tyrrhenian_Sea
gptkb:Alboran_Sea
gptkb:Strait_of_Gibraltar
gptkb:Balearic_Sea
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Balearic_Islands
gptkb:Corsica
gptkb:Sardinia
gptkb:Sicily
gptkbp:ecosystem gptkb:Western_Mediterranean_ecoregion
gptkbp:hasMajorPort gptkb:Algiers
gptkb:Barcelona
gptkb:Genoa
gptkb:Marseille
gptkb:Palermo
gptkb:Tunis
gptkb:Valencia
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:Roman_Empire
gptkb:Barbary_pirates
Punic Wars
Phoenician trade
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Western Mediterranean Sea
gptkbp:importantFor fishing
shipping
tourism
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Europe
gptkbp:marineLife gptkb:fish
gptkb:Mediterranean_monk_seal
gptkb:loggerhead_sea_turtle
dolphins
anchovy
grouper
gptkbp:maximumDepth 1500 m
~4000 m
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:salinity ~38 PSU
gptkbp:threats climate change
invasive species
overfishing
pollution
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sardinian_Sea
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6