Collected on Feb, 21 2010 by Xsio Ching Lao.

Collection Details:

1. Collected at Plage Des Catalans, France
   

2. 43°17'26.47"N, 5°21'20.05"E
   

3. Salinity: 223 ppm
   

4. PH 7.5
   

5. Total Dissolved Solids: 32.4 ppb
   

6. Specific Gravity: 1021

The Mediterranean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Europe, on the south by Africa, and on the east by Asia. It covers an approximate area of 2.5 million km2 (965,000 sq mi), but its connection to the Atlantic (the Strait of Gibraltar) is only 14 km wide. In oceanography, it is sometimes called the Eurafrican Mediterranean Sea or the European Mediterranean Sea, to distinguish it from mediterranean seas

elsewhere.

It was the most important route for merchants and travelers of ancient times, allowing for trade and cultural exchange between emergent peoples of the region — the Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Semitic, Persian, Phoenician, Carthaginian, Greek, Turkish and Roman cultures. The history of the Mediterranean is crucial to understanding the origins and

development of many modern societies.

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4. Mediterranean Sea
   

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