Mediterranean Sea,Red sea ,and Aegean Sea

Red Sea

• Extending southeastward from Suez to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

• Northern end splits into- the Gulf of Suez to the NW and the Gulf of Aqaba to the NE.

• Separates the coasts of Egypt, Sudan, and Eritrea to the west from those of Saudi
Arabia and Yemen to the east.

• Connected to Mediterranean Sea via the Suez Canal.
 one of the most heavily traveled waterways
in the world.

• Derives its name from the colour changes observed in its waters.
 occasionally populated by the algae Trichodesmium erythraeum.

Mediterranean Sea

• An intercontinental sea .

• Often called the incubator of Western civilization.

• Extends from the Strait of Gibraltar to the Gulf of Iskenderun.

• West- connected with Atlantic Ocean by the
Strait of Gibraltar.

• Northeast- connected with the Black Sea through the strait of Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the strait of the Bosporus.

• Southeast- connected with the Red Sea by the Suez Canal.

Aegean Sea

• An arm of the Mediterranean Sea- between
the Greek peninsula and Asia Minor.

• Connected through the straits of the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the
Bosporus to the Black Sea.