The Mediterranean sea stretches 2,400 miles East to West from the coast of the Middle - east to the Strait of Gibraltar.
The average width is 450 miles while the widest point is 990 miles.
The Mediterranean sea is a large body of saline water between Europe, North Africa and Asia. It is connected to the Atlantic ocean in the west via the Straight of Gibraltar.
The Mediterranean basin was home to some of the earliest human civilizations in history.
