HAPPY ORBIS · Seas and oceans

Mediterranean Sea

37.9385°, 5.7798°

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Region average

2,514,142 km²

GOaS v1 Mediterranean Region excluding the bounding envelopes of the Natural Earth Black Sea, Sea of Azov and Sea of Marmara, expanded by 0.2 degrees to remove coastal slivers. Includes Adriatic, Aegean, Tyrrhenian and other Mediterranean subdivisions. A documented cartographic region, not an official IHO boundary.

Region average

Region average · NOAA ERSST v6 · 1850–2026 · 2° × 2°

Temperature anomaly · 1991–2020

No reliable data available for this period.

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Source · Method

Natural Earth + Marine Regions GOaS · Natural Earth 1:10m + GOaS v1

Named Natural Earth marine polygon intersected with the GOaS marine mask. WGS84 geodesic area; original coast-clipped geometry for statistics.

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2026-09-13