| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:marine 
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                                | gptkbp:area | 2,500,000 km² 
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                                | gptkbp:borderedBy | gptkb:Africa gptkb:Asia
 gptkb:Europe
 
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                                | gptkbp:borders | gptkb:Albania gptkb:Algeria
 gptkb:Bosnia_and_Herzegovina
 gptkb:Croatia
 gptkb:Cyprus
 gptkb:Egypt
 gptkb:France
 gptkb:Greece
 gptkb:Israel
 gptkb:Italy
 gptkb:Lebanon
 gptkb:Libya
 gptkb:Monaco
 gptkb:Montenegro
 gptkb:Morocco
 gptkb:Palestine
 gptkb:Slovenia
 gptkb:Spain
 gptkb:Syria
 gptkb:Tunisia
 gptkb:Turkey
 
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                                | gptkbp:climate | Mediterranean climate 
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                                | gptkbp:connectedTo | gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean gptkb:Strait_of_Gibraltar
 
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                                | gptkbp:dividedInto | gptkb:Adriatic_Sea gptkb:Ionian_Sea
 gptkb:Ligurian_Sea
 gptkb:Tyrrhenian_Sea
 gptkb:Alboran_Sea
 gptkb:Aegean_Sea
 gptkb:Levantine_Sea
 gptkb:Balearic_Sea
 
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                                | gptkbp:fauna | gptkb:bird gptkb:lake
 gptkb:Mediterranean_monk_seal
 gptkb:bluefin_tuna
 gptkb:loggerhead_sea_turtle
 gptkb:swordfish
 anchovy
 grouper
 red coral
 
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                                | gptkbp:flora | gptkb:algae gptkb:Posidonia_oceanica
 
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                                | gptkbp:historicalSignificance | important for Roman Empire center of ancient trade
 important for Byzantine Empire
 important for Carthaginian civilization
 important for Egyptian civilization
 important for Greek civilization
 important for Ottoman Empire
 important for Phoenician civilization
 site of many ancient civilizations
 
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                                | gptkbp:inflow | gptkb:Ebro gptkb:Nile
 gptkb:Po
 gptkb:Tiber
 gptkb:Seyhan
 gptkb:Drin
 gptkb:Menderes
 gptkb:Rhone
 gptkb:Ceyhan
 Orontes
 
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                                | gptkbp:locatedIn | gptkb:Mediterranean_Basin 
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                                | gptkbp:mainIslands | gptkb:Balearic_Islands gptkb:Corsica
 gptkb:Crete
 gptkb:Cyprus
 gptkb:Sardinia
 gptkb:Sicily
 
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                                | gptkbp:majorCity | gptkb:Alexandria gptkb:Algiers
 gptkb:Athens
 gptkb:Barcelona
 gptkb:Istanbul
 gptkb:Marseille
 gptkb:Naples
 gptkb:Tel_Aviv
 gptkb:Tunis
 gptkb:Valencia
 
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                                | gptkbp:maximumDepth | gptkb:Calypso_Deep 1,500 m
 5,267 m
 
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                                | gptkbp:outflow | gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean 
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                                | gptkbp:partOf | gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean 
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                                | gptkbp:salinity | 38 ppt 
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                                | gptkbp:threats | gptkb:invasive_species climate change
 overfishing
 pollution
 coastal development
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Neo-Tethys_Ocean 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 7 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | modern Mediterranean Sea 
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