İngilizce Ege Denizi Tanıtımı

**Prof. Dr. Sinsi** · 08-11-2012

İngilizce Ege Denizi Tanıtımı

The Aegean Sea (Greek: Αιγαίο Πέλαγος, Egeo Pelagos [eˈʝeo ˈpelaɣos] ; Turkish: Ege Denizi) is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea located between the southern Balkan and Anatolian peninsulas, i

e

, between the mainlands of Greece and Turkey

In the north, it is connected to the Marmara Sea and Black Sea by the Dardanelles and Bosporus

The Aegean Islands are within the sea and some bound it on its southern periphery, including Crete and Rhodes

The Aegean Region consists of nine provinces in southwestern Turkey, in part bordering on the Aegean sea

The sea was traditionally known as Archipelago (in Greek, Αρχιπέλαγος), the general sense of which has since changed to refer to the Aegean Islands and, generally, to any island group because the Aegean Sea is remarkable for its large number of islands

Hydrography

Aegean surface water circulates in a counter-clockwise gyre, with hypersaline Mediterranean water moving northward along the west coast of Turkey, before being displaced by less dense Black Sea outflow

The dense Mediterranean water sinks below the Black Sea inflow to a depth of 23–30 metres (75–98 ft), then flows through the

Dardanelles Strait and into the Sea of Marmara at velocities of 5–15 cm/s

The Black Sea outflow moves westward along the northern Aegean Sea, then flows southwards along the east coast of Greece

The physical oceanography of the Aegean Sea is controlled mainly by the regional climate, the fresh water discharge from major rivers draining southeastern Europe, and the seasonal variations in the Black Sea surface water outflow through the Dardanelles Strait

Analysis of the Aegean during 1991 and 1992 revealed 3 distinct water masses:

* Aegean Sea Surface Water – 40–50 metres (130–160 ft) thick veneer, with summer temperatures of 21–26 °C and winter temperatures ranging from 10 °C (50 °F) in the north to 16 °C (61 °F) in the south

* Aegean Sea Intermediate Water – Aegean Sea Intermediate Water extends from 40–50 m to 200–300 metres (660–980 ft) with temperatures ranging from 11–18 °C

* Aegean Sea Bottom Water – occurring at depths below 500–1000 m with a very uniform temperature (13–14 °C) and salinity (39

1–39

2%)

Economics and politics

Many of the islands in the Aegean have safe harbours and bays

In ancient times, navigation through the sea was easier than traveling across the rough terrain of the Greek mainland (and to some extent the coastal areas of Anatolia)

Many of the islands are volcanic, and marble and iron are mined on other islands

The larger islands have some fertile valleys and plains

Of the main islands in the Aegean Sea, two belong to Turkey – Bozcaada (Tenedos) and Gökçeada (Imbros); the rest belong to Greece

Between the two countries, there are political disputes over several aspects of political control over the Aegean space, including the size of territorial waters, air control and the delimitation of economic rights to the continental shelf

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Prof. Dr. Sinsi	İngilizce Ege Denizi Tanıtımı İngilizce Ege Denizi Tanıtımı The Aegean Sea (Greek: Αιγαίο Πέλαγος, Egeo Pelagos [eˈʝeo ˈpelaɣos] ; Turkish: Ege Denizi) is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea located between the southern Balkan and Anatolian peninsulas, ie, between the mainlands of Greece and Turkey In the north, it is connected to the Marmara Sea and Black Sea by the Dardanelles and Bosporus The Aegean Islands are within the sea and some bound it on its southern periphery, including Crete and Rhodes The Aegean Region consists of nine provinces in southwestern Turkey, in part bordering on the Aegean sea The sea was traditionally known as Archipelago (in Greek, Αρχιπέλαγος), the general sense of which has since changed to refer to the Aegean Islands and, generally, to any island group because the Aegean Sea is remarkable for its large number of islands Hydrography Aegean surface water circulates in a counter-clockwise gyre, with hypersaline Mediterranean water moving northward along the west coast of Turkey, before being displaced by less dense Black Sea outflow The dense Mediterranean water sinks below the Black Sea inflow to a depth of 23–30 metres (75–98 ft), then flows through the Dardanelles Strait and into the Sea of Marmara at velocities of 5–15 cm/s The Black Sea outflow moves westward along the northern Aegean Sea, then flows southwards along the east coast of Greece The physical oceanography of the Aegean Sea is controlled mainly by the regional climate, the fresh water discharge from major rivers draining southeastern Europe, and the seasonal variations in the Black Sea surface water outflow through the Dardanelles Strait Analysis of the Aegean during 1991 and 1992 revealed 3 distinct water masses: * Aegean Sea Surface Water – 40–50 metres (130–160 ft) thick veneer, with summer temperatures of 21–26 °C and winter temperatures ranging from 10 °C (50 °F) in the north to 16 °C (61 °F) in the south * Aegean Sea Intermediate Water – Aegean Sea Intermediate Water extends from 40–50 m to 200–300 metres (660–980 ft) with temperatures ranging from 11–18 °C * Aegean Sea Bottom Water – occurring at depths below 500–1000 m with a very uniform temperature (13–14 °C) and salinity (391–392%) Economics and politics Many of the islands in the Aegean have safe harbours and bays In ancient times, navigation through the sea was easier than traveling across the rough terrain of the Greek mainland (and to some extent the coastal areas of Anatolia) Many of the islands are volcanic, and marble and iron are mined on other islands The larger islands have some fertile valleys and plains Of the main islands in the Aegean Sea, two belong to Turkey – Bozcaada (Tenedos) and Gökçeada (Imbros); the rest belong to Greece Between the two countries, there are political disputes over several aspects of political control over the Aegean space, including the size of territorial waters, air control and the delimitation of economic rights to the continental shelf