Sea of Sardinia

The Sea of Sardinia is a body of water in the Mediterranean Sea between the Spanish archipelago of Balearic Islands and the Italian island of Sardinia.

Map of the Sea of Sardinia.

The deepest point is at some 3,000 m, some 150 km north-west to the island of Menorca.

Recognition

The International Hydrographic Organization defines the area as generic Mediterranean Sea, in the Western Basin. It does not recognize the label Sea of Sardinia.[1]

Notes
  1. "Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition" (PDF). International Hydrographic Organization. 1953. Retrieved 29 December 2020.

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