摘要：It leads to the Indian Ocean through the Red Sea via the Suez Canal in the southeast. It is an important waterway between Asia, Eu

地中海：

The Mediterranean「/ˌmedɪtəˈreɪniən/」 Sea:

它是世界最大的陆间海；

It is the largest intercontinental「/ˌɪntərˌkɑːntɪˈnentl/」 sea in the world;

它是欧洲文明的发源地；

It is the birthplace of European civilization;

它东西共长约4000千米；

It is about 4,000 kilometers long from east to west;

它南北最宽处约为1800千米；

Its widest point from north to south is about 1,800 kilometers;

它面积约为251.2万平方千米；

It covers an area of about 2.512 million square kilometers;

它是欧洲、非洲和亚洲大陆之间的一块海域；

It is a sea area between the European, African and Asian continents;

它由北面的欧洲大陆、南面的非洲大陆和东面的亚洲大陆包围着。

It is surrounded by the European continent in the north, the African continent in the south and the Asian continent in the east.

地中海平均深度1450米；

The average depth of the Mediterranean Sea is 1,450 meters;

最深点为海平面下5121米；

The deepest point is 5,121 meters below sea level;

地中海盐度较高，最高达39.5‰；

The salinity「/səˈlɪnəti/」 of the Mediterranean Sea is relatively high, up to 39.5‰;

地中海是世界上最古老的海之一，历史比大西洋还要古老。

The Mediterranean Sea is one of the oldest seas in the world and is older than the Atlantic Ocean in history.

地中海处在欧亚板块和非洲板块交界处，是世界强地震带之一；

The Mediterranean Sea is located at the junction「/ˈdʒʌŋkʃ(ə)n/」 of the Eurasian「/juˈreɪʒn/」 plate and the African plate and is one of the world's strong seismic「/ˈsaɪzmɪk/」zones;

地中海是典型的地中海气候区域，夏季干热少雨，冬季温暖湿润；

The Mediterranean Sea is a typical Mediterranean climate area, with hot and dry summers with little rain and warm and humid winters;

地中海西部通过直布罗陀海峡与大西洋相接，东部通过土耳其海峡和黑海相连；

The western part of the Mediterranean Sea is connected to the Atlantic Ocean through the Strait of Gibraltar, and the eastern part is connected to the Black Sea through the Turkish Straits;

它东南经苏伊士运河出红海达印度洋，它是亚欧非三洲之间的重要航道，也是沟通大西洋、印度洋间的重要通道。

It leads to the Indian Ocean through the Red Sea via the Suez Canal in the southeast. It is an important waterway between Asia, Europe and Africa, and is also an important channel connecting the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean.

来源：地理爱好者LED