About 390 results for ‘Mediterranean Sea’
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Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant. The sea is sometimes considered a part of the Atlantic Ocean, although it is often identified as a completely separate body of water. The name Mediterranean is derived from the Latin mediterraneus, meaning "inland" or "in the middle of the land" (from medius, "middle" and terra, "land"). It covers an approximate area of 2.5 million km² (965,000 sq mi), but its connection to the Atlantic is only 14 km (8.7 mi) wide. In oceanography, it is sometimes called the Eurafrican Mediterranean Sea or the European Mediterranean Sea to distinguish it from mediterranean seas elsewhere. The Mediterranean Sea has an average depth of 1,500 m (4,900 ft) and the deepest recorded point is 5,267 m (17,280 ft) in the Calypso Deep in the Ionian Sea. It was an important route for merchants and travelers of ancient times that allowed for trade and cultural exchange between emergent peoples of the region — the Mesopotamian, Persian, Egyptian, Phoenician, Carthaginian, Iberian, Greek and Byzantine, Roman and Italian, Illyrian, Thracian, Levantine, Gallic, Arabic, Berber, Jewish, Aragonese, Nubian, Slavic and Turkish cultures. The history of the Mediterranean region is crucial to understanding the origins and development of many modern societies. "For the three quarters of the globe, the Mediterranean Sea is similarly the uniting element and the centre of World History."
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491. - NICE. - Promenade des Anglais et Jetée-Promenade
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Casino
- Dog
- Landscape
- Littoral zone
- Mediterranean Sea
- Nice
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- Date:
- 20th century
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L'AUDE (3) / 801 - NAUROUSE - EAUX NOURRICIERES DE LA MON...
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Allegory
- Atlantic Ocean
- Man
- Mediterranean Sea
- River
- Sculpture
- …
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VUE EXACTE DE LA VILLE ET DU PORT D'ALGER. (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Algiers
- City
- City gate
- Mediterranean Sea
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- Date:
- 19th century
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35 MARSEILLE - FORT ST-JEAN ET LA CATHEDRALE
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- Field(s):
- Architecture
- Ethnology
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Buoy
- Cathedral
- Dome
- Fortification
- Jetty
- Lighthouse
- …
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- Date:
- 20th century
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10 MARSEILLE - ENTREE DU VIEUX PORT
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- Field(s):
- Architecture
- Ethnology
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Buoy
- Cathedral
- Dome
- Fortification
- Jetty
- Lighthouse
- …
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- Date:
- 20th century
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MARSEILLE 51 - TARTANE
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Mediterranean Sea
- Oar (sport rowing)
- Sailing ship
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- Date:
- 20th century
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MARSEILLE 53 - BATEAU DE COURSE
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Mediterranean Sea
- Sailing ship
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- Date:
- 20th century
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83 MARSEILLE - DEVANT LE PHARE SAINTE-MARIE
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Jetty
- Landscape
- Lighthouse
- Marseille
- Mediterranean Sea
- Sailing ship
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- Date:
- 20th century
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215 MARTIGUES - LE PONT DE CARONTE
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
- Photography
- Transport
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- Portrayed subject:
- Bridge
- Martigues
- Mediterranean Sea
- Ocean liner
- Steamboat
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- Date:
- 20th century
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NICE - PROMENADE DES ANGLAIS
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- Field(s):
- Architecture
- Ethnology
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Automobile
- Casino
- Flag
- Littoral zone
- Mediterranean Sea
- Mountain
- …
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- Date:
- 20th century
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497 NICE - PROMENADE DU MIDI
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- Field(s):
- Architecture
- Ethnology
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Arecaceae
- Bench (furniture)
- Casino
- Dome
- Hill
- Littoral zone
- …
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- Date:
- 20th century
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SANS TITRE
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
- Middle Ages
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Bell tower
- Cagnes-sur-Mer
- Château
- City
- Fortification
- Hill
- …
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125 CANNES - VUE GENERALE PRISE DE LA CROIX DES GARDES
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Cannes
- City
- House
- Landscape
- Littoral zone
- Mediterranean Sea
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421 - CANNES- PALMIERS - BOULEVARD DE LA CROISETTE
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- Field(s):
- Architecture
- Ethnology
- Philately
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Arecaceae
- Bell tower
- Boat
- Cannes
- Fence
- Littoral zone
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- Date:
- 20th century
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SANS TITRE
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- Field(s):
- Architecture
- Ethnology
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Arecaceae
- Automobile
- Bell tower
- Bench (furniture)
- Bicycle
- Cannes
- …
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CANNES - BOULEVARD DE LA CROISETTE
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- Field(s):
- Architecture
- Ethnology
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Arecaceae
- Bench (furniture)
- Cannes
- Jetty
- Lighthouse
- Littoral zone
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268 CANNES - VUE A TRAVERS LES PALMIERS
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Arecaceae
- Bow and arrow
- Cannes
- City
- Landscape
- Massif de l'Esterel
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406 CANNES - VUE PRISE ENTRE LES ROCHERS
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Cannes
- City
- Landscape
- Littoral zone
- Massif de l'Esterel
- Mediterranean Sea
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