The port of Barcelona is located next to the Mediterranean Sea.
The etymological origin of the term Mediterranean is found in Latin. Exactly it emanates from mediterraneus , which is the result of the sum of two lexical components of that aforementioned language:
-The adjective medius , which can be translated as “central” or “intermediate”.
-The noun terra , which is synonymous with “earth”.
It can be translated as that which is found in the middle of the land . The concept is usually used with reference to a sea in the Atlantic Ocean and the regions that said sea bathes.
The Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea runs between Europe , Asia and Africa . It covers an area of about 2.5 million square kilometers, making it the largest inland sea on the planet behind the Caribbean .
Located in subtropical and temperate regions, millions of people reside on its coasts. The population even increases in the summer season thanks to tourism that takes advantage of the sea to cool off.
The Aegean Sea is one of the parts into which the Mediterranean is divided.
Your geographical location
Spain, Italy, France, Croatia, Israel, Lebanon, Egypt y Tunisia son algunas de las naciones con beaches en el Mediterranean. Cabe destacar que este mar se divide en otros menores como el Aegean, el Ionian, el Adriatic, el Tyrrhenian y el Ligurian sea.
Majorca, Crete, Cyprus, Corsica, Sardinia y Sicily, en tanto, están entre las principales islas que se sitúan en el Mediterranean. En cuanto a cities cercanas a este mar y su cuenca se pueden mencionar a Barcelona, Marseilles, Rome, Athens, Beirut y Tripoli, por ejemplo. Cabe destacar que en los países mediterráneos se suele seguir la llamada Mediterranean diet, basada en el consumo de aceite de oliva, cereales y vegetales.
Some characteristics of the Mediterranean
You should also know about this sea that during the classical Roman era was known as “Mare Nostrum” (Our Sea) and that has another series of particularities such as these:
-In total it covers 20 countries.
-The Mediterranean has become one of the places with the greatest tourist attraction. Hence, it is considered that it is visited by about 100 million travelers annually. These seek to enjoy its climate, its gastronomy, its monuments, its beaches...
-It has an average depth of 1,340 meters. However, the area that has the greatest depth is the Matapán trench, located in Greece and which reaches 5,267 meters.
-In its waters it is considered that there are more than 17,000 different marine species. Likewise, it must be emphasized that it is the area with the highest number of invasive species. Specifically, it is estimated that there are just over 600.
Climate type
The Mediterranean climate , on the other hand, is one that is characterized by dry, warm summers and rainy, mild winters.
In the summer season, therefore, it does not usually rain, unlike what happens in the winter season. Generally the temperature does not drop below 20 ºC, although there are exceptions.
“Mediterranean” by Serrat
“Mediterráneo” , finally, is the title of an album by the Catalan Joan Manuel Serrat . It includes songs like “Those small things” , “Qué va a ser de ti” , “Tío Alberto” and the one that gives its name to the album .
The song “Mediterráneo” was published in 1971. It is considered one of the best songs in Spanish and Serrat wrote it during the time he lived in exile in Mexico because it inspired his longing for his land and that sea.