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[[File:Location of the Aegean Sea.png|thumb|The extent of the Aegean Sea on a map of the [[Mediterranean Sea]]]]

The '''Aegean Sea'''{{efn|{{IPAc-en|i|ˈ|dʒ|iː|ə|n}}, {{respell|ee|JEE|ən}}; {{lang-el|Αιγαίο Πέλαγος|Eyéo Pélagos}} {{IPA-el|eˈʝeo ˈpelaɣos||Ell-Aigaio Pelagos.ogg}}; {{lang-tr|Ege Denizi}} {{IPA-|tr|eˈɟe deniˈzi|}}}} is an elongated embayment of the [[Mediterranean Sea]] between [[Europe]] and [[Asia]]. It is located between the [[Balkans]] and [[Anatolia]], and covers an area of some {{Convert|215,000|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Aegean-Sea |title=Aegean Sea {{!}} Mediterranean Sea |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=14 June 2019 |archive-date=28 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528110411/https://www.britannica.com/place/Aegean-Sea |url-status=live }}</ref> In the north, the Aegean is connected to the [[Marmara Sea]], which in turn connects to the [[Black Sea]], by the straits of the [[Dardanelles]] and the [[Bosphorus]], respectively. The [[Aegean Islands]] are located within the sea and some bound it on its southern periphery, including [[Crete]] and [[Rhodes]]. The sea reaches a maximum depth of {{Convert|3,544|m|ft|abbr=on}} to the east of [[Crete]].<ref name=AgSeaBritannica>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Aegean-Sea |title=Aegean Sea|website=Britannica |access-date=29 June 2024|quote=The maximum depth of the Aegean is to be found east of Crete, where it reaches 11,627 feet (3,544 metres).|date=24 June 2024|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.}}</ref> The [[Thracian Sea]] and the [[Sea of Crete]] are main subdivisions of the Aegean Sea.

The Aegean Islands can be divided into several island groups, including the [[Dodecanese]], the [[Cyclades]], the [[Sporades]], the [[Saronic Islands|Saronic islands]] and the [[North Aegean islands|North Aegean Islands]], as well as Crete and its surrounding islands. The Dodecanese, located to the southeast, includes the islands of Rhodes, [[Kos]], and [[Patmos]]; the islands of [[Delos]] and [[Naxos]] are within the Cyclades to the south of the sea. [[Lesbos]] is part of the North Aegean Islands. [[Euboea]], the second-largest island in Greece, is located in the Aegean, despite being administered as part of [[Central Greece (administrative region)|Central Greece]]. Nine out of twelve of the Administrative regions of Greece border the sea, along with the [[Provinces of Turkey|Turkish provinces]] of [[Edirne]], [[Çanakkale]], [[Balıkesir]], [[İzmir]], [[Aydın]] and [[Muğla Province|Muğla]] to the east of the sea. Various Turkish islands in the sea are [[Imbros]], [[Tenedos]], [[Cunda Island]], and the [[Foça Islands]].