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Mediterranean Sea  

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  • The mediterranean sea is a sea of the temperate zone located between Europe to the north and west, Africa to the south, and Asia to the east. It represents approximately 0.8 percent of the total marine waters of the earth but contains 7 percent of global marine flora and fauna. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Mediterranean Sea]

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