Central Idea

Iranian Revolutionary Guards has warned that the Mediterranean Sea could be closed if the US and its allies continued to commit “crimes” in Gaza.

About Mediterranean Sea

	Details
Location	Between Europe, Africa, and Asia
Size	Approximately 2.5 million square kilometers
Depth	Average depth 1,500 meters ; Calypso Deep in the Ionian Sea, over 5,000 meters deep
Climate	Predominantly Mediterranean climate with hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters
Bordering Countries	Europe: Spain, France, Monaco, Italy, Malta, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Cyprus, Turkey Asia: Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Israel Africa: Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco
Major Water Bodies Connected	Connected to the Atlantic Ocean by the Strait of Gibraltar; links to the Black Sea via the Dardanelles Strait
Islands and Archipelagos	Includes several islands and archipelagos like Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, Cyprus, and the Balearic Islands