Located between the Balkan and Anatolian peninsulas, the Aegean Sea is

actually a sea arm of the Mediterranean Sea. The Aegean Sea can actually be found most easily between Greece and Turkey and is joined to the Marmara Sea and the Black Sea in the north. The Aegean Sea is home to a few islands that include Crete and Rhodes. Interestingly, Aegean Sea was originally known as the Archipelago, and while the term is still used, the Aegean Sea is generally referred to as the Aegean Sea today, though the origin of the name Aegean Sea is questioned and claimed by many.

About the Aegean Sea

The Aegean Sea is a sea that has many explanations where its name is concerned. Many have said that the Aegean Sea was named after the Greek town of the Aegae, while others have said that the Aegean Sea was named after the queen of the Amazons, and others still claim that the Aegean Sea was given its name after the Aigaion, which was a sea goat. Of course, there is also the theory that the Aegean Sea was named after Aegeus, who was the father of Theseus, who drown himself in the Aegean Sea when he was told that his son had died. Most today give more credit to the Aegean Sea being named after the Greek word aiges, which means waves. The Bulgarians also take credit with naming the Aegean Sea as it translates into "white sea" and legend has it that the Bulgarians found the Aegean Sea a great way to travel when compared with the Black Sea.

The Aegean Size

The Aegean Sea has a maximum depth of 11,624 feet and covers more than 214,000 kilometers in area. The Aegean Sea has many different islands, which are actually just continued mountains on the mainland. For this reason, navigating around the Aegean Sea, especially around the islands in the Aegean Sea can be quite difficult. While some of the islands in the Aegean Sea have safe harbors or bays, many the Aegean Sea islands are difficult to get to because the waters can be shallow near shore, there are rocks and volcanic materials, and many of these things cannot be seen through the Aegean Sea waters. The Aegean Sea actually has 1,415 islands with 1,395 of them belonging to Greece and two belonging to Turkey. The islands located in the Aegean Sea has been an area of tension between Turkey and Greece, with both of them wanting to lay claim to the water as well as the islands in the Aegean Sea. The conflicts over the Aegean Sea and the Aegean Sea islands is something that has been ongoing since the 1970s, resulting in continued strained relations.

The Aegean Sea Location

The Aegean Sea has been surrounded by conflict because of both the Aegean Sea waters, the Aegean Sea islands, ownership of the Aegean Sea, and even its name. While this is the case, the Aegean Sea continues to be a simple way for people to trade, travel, and enjoy the waters of the Aegean Sea. Despite conflicts and legends about the Aegean Sea both the people of Turkey and Greece and those that live in the Aegean Sea civilizations continue to use and enjoy the water and the Aegean Sea islands to the fullest extent possible. The Aegean Sea is known for cool waters, calm waters and many fishermen claim that the Aegean Sea is one of the most enjoyable seas to travel through.