Europe borders the Mediterranean Sea on its north.
== 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
=== Coastal countries ===The following countries have a coastline on the Mediterranean Sea:Northern shore (from west to east): Spain, France, Monaco, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Turkey

