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The Aegean Sea (Greek--Aigaion Pelagos) is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea between Greece and Asia Minor. The name is variously explained in writings of antiquity as derived from Aegeus, king of Athens and father of Theseus, or from Aegea, a queen of the Amazons who drowned in the sea, or from an ancient Greek town named Aegae. The Aegean Sea is about 644km (400mi) long and about 290km (180mi) wide. It is connected with the Sea of Marmara in the northeast by the Strait of the Dardanelles. The Aegean Sea is irregular in outline with numerous gulfs, and is studded with islands, including the Sporades, Cyclades, and Dodecanisa. It was the center of one of the earliest known European civilizations.
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Aegean Sea (Greek Aigaion, Turkish Ege) is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea and it is located between Greek peninsula and Anatolia (Asia Minor) of Turkey. It is connected to the Marmara and Black Seas by the Dardanelles and Bosporus. As the birthplace of two ancient great civilizations (Crete and Greece), the Aegean Sea was later inhabited by Persians, Romans, Seljuk Turks and Ottoman Empire.
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The Aegean Sea winds usually appear during the warm season from May to September, blow to the north and are called etisies or meltemia. The meltemia season begins around the end of May and ends around the end of October. They are the strongest during the months of July and August, and their average duration is from 2 to 4 days, although they do not have the same frequency of appearance every year. These winds mostly blow during the day, from 8 in the morning to 8 in the evening, and are at their strongest.
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The Aegean Sea extends from the Mediterranean northward between Greece and Turkey. It covers an area of about 214,000km² / 82,625 sq mi and surrounds many islands. Its southern entrance is partially blocked by the islands of Crete (Girit) and Rhodes (Rodos). The Aegean extends about 640km / 400mi from Crete northward to the coast of Thrace and its width ranges from 195-400km / 120-250mi.
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The Aegean Sea is located between the Greek peninsula on the west, and Turkey to the east. It is actually a northern arm of The Mediterranean Sea, with Crete forming a geographical division. It is connected to the Black Sea to the north through the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara and the Bosporus.
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Samos is an eastern Greek island in the Aegean sea, off the western coast of Asia Minor. The island is mountainous, and its highest peak, Mount Kerketeus (ancient Cercetus), reaches 1,433m (4,701ft). Samos has a total land area of 817 square kilometers (324 square miles) and a population of 41,881. Its products include wine, tobacco, olives, olive oil, and citrus fruits. The capital of the island is Limin Vatheos.
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