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Aegean Sea (Αιγαίο Πέλαγος)
The Aegean Sea (Greek Αιγαίο Πέλαγος, Turkish Ege Denizi) is an arm of the Mediterranean between Greece and Asia Minor, dotted with Greek islands and the cradle of early Greek civilization.
Sea of Crete
The Sea of Crete (Greek: Kritiko Pelagos, "Cretan Sea") is the southernmost part of the Aegean Sea, lying between Crete and the Cyclades, and the Aegean's deepest basin at 2,500 m.
Symi (Σύμη)
Symi (Σύμη), Greek Dodecanese island 12 miles northwest of Rhodes near the Turkish coast; no airport, ferry access only. Known for neoclassical Gialos harbor, 500-step Kali Strata, world's largest historic sponge fleet, and 1971 protected-settlement status.