The Mediterranean Sea is bordered by Europe.
== Geography ==The Mediterranean Sea connects:to the Atlantic Ocean by the Strait of Gibraltar (known in Homer's writings as the "Pillars of Hercules") in the westto the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea, by the Straits of the Dardanelles and the Bosporus respectively, in the eastThe 163 km (101 mi) long artificial Suez Canal in the southeast connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea without ship lock, because the water level is essentially the same
 In addition, the disputed territory of North Cyprus, and some exclaves, notably Gibraltar and Ceuta, have coastlines on the sea

