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Aegean Sea (sea) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 39 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 39.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 025 00 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 25.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Sea comprising an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea, bordered by the southern Balkan and Anatolian peninsulas; contains volcanic islands and islands that are continuation of promontories in mainland Greece; gives name to 2 major Bronze Age cultures, of Crete and of Greece, collectively known as Aegean Civilization (before 1400 BCE). |
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| Aegean Sea (preferred,C,O)
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| Égée (C,V)
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| Égée, Mer (C,V)
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| Ägäisches Meer (C,V)
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| Egeo, Mar (C,V)
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| Archipelago (H,V)
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| Aigaion Pelagos (C,V)
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| Aigaíon Pélagos (C,V)
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| Ege Deniz (C,V)
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| Aegean (C,V)
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| Archipelagus (H,O)
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| Αιγαίο Πέλαγος (C,V,Greek,U)
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| Ege Denizi (C,V,Turkish,U)
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| Adalar Denizi (C,V,Turkish,U)
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