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Zanclean flood
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The Zanclean flood, or Zanclean deluge, is theorized to have refilled the Mediterranean Sea 5.33 million years ago. This flooding ended the Messinian salinity crisis and reconnected the Mediterranean
Artistic interpretation of the flooding of the Mediterranean through the Strait of Gibraltar (A) and the Strait of Sicily (F) about 5.3 million years
Artistic interpretation of the flooding of the Mediterranean through the Strait of Gibraltar (A) and the Strait of Sicily (F) about 5.3 million years ago
Artistic interpretation of the flooding of the Mediterranean through the Strait of Gibraltar
Artistic interpretation of the flooding of the Mediterranean through the Strait of Gibraltar
Computer simulation of the flooding of the Mediterranean through the Strait of Gibraltar, with the vertical scale exaggerated for better visualization
Computer simulation of the flooding of the Mediterranean through the Strait of Gibraltar, with the vertical scale exaggerated for better visualization. The view in this image is from the southwest of Gibraltar, with the future Iberian Peninsula in the center-left, northwest Africa in the lower-right. The coastlines of Northern Europe in the top of this image do not correspond to the time period in question.
Mediterranean Sea
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The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea situated between Europe, Asia, and Africa. It is surrounded by the Mediterranean basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the east by the Levan
Zanclean flood
…The Zanclean flood, or Zanclean deluge, is theorized to have refilled the Mediterranean Sea 5.33 million years ago. This flooding ended the Messinian salinity crisis and reconnected the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean, although it is…
The Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea
With its highly indented coastline and large number of islands, Greece has the longest Mediterranean coastline.
With its highly indented coastline and large number of islands, Greece has the longest Mediterranean coastline.
Greek (red) and Phoenician (yellow) colonies in antiquity c. the 6th century BC
Greek (red) and Phoenician (yellow) colonies in antiquity c. the 6th century BC
The port and fleet of Genoa in the early 14th century, by Quinto Cenni
The port and fleet of Genoa in the early 14th century, by Quinto Cenni