large sea surrounded by Europe, Africa, & Asia: c. 2,300 mi (3,700 km) long; c. 969,100 sq mi (2,509,959 sq km)
See Mediterranean Sea in American Heritage Dictionary 4
An inland sea surrounded by Europe, Asia, Asia Minor, the Near East, and Africa. It connects with the Atlantic Ocean through the Strait of Gibraltar; with the Black Sea through the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus; and with the Red Sea through the Suez Canal.