Mediterranean Geography

Geography of the Mediterranean area, including cities, countries, and landmarks

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Clue	Answer
1) This passageway marks the entrance to the Mediterranean as a vital shipping lane	Strait of Gibraltar
2) This major city is located on the tip of Morocco near the border with Europe	Tangier
3) This ancient Egyptian port city once housed the worlds largest library	Alexandria
4) Wealthy micro-nation on the Mediterranean coast, home to Formula 1 Grand Prix and Monte Carlo	Monaco
5) Area of coastal France known for its beaches and resorts	French Riviera
6) Luxurious French town famous for its international film festival	Cannes
7) Largest island in the Mediterranean	Sicily
8) Northernmost capital city in Africa	Tunis
9) The above was called this in Roman times, a formidable force led by Hannibal	Carthage
10) Hellenic Republic, Ελλάδα	Greece
11) Small island nation in the Mediterranean, south of Sicily	Malta
12) This islands' capital is Ajaccio	Corsica
13) Large Greek island with the capital of Heraklion	Crete
14) Libyan capital on a rocky point of the Mediterranean shore	Tripoli
15) This island nation is historically Greek with Turkish factions dividing the north from south	Cyprus

Clue	Answer
16) The small territory of Gibraltar is owned by this country	United Kingdom
17) This grand mosque, the 3rd largest in the world, is located in Algiers	Djamaa el Djazair
18) This French "pleasant" historic city is located on the Mediterranean coast	Nice
20) Greek resort island known for its white stone buildings and blue capped domes	Santorini
21) 2nd largest city in Greece, on the Thermaic Gulf	Thessaloniki
22) Coastal city in southern Spain, known for its beaches and Costa del Sol town	Marbella
23) This coastal city is considered the gateway to the Turkish Riviera	Antalya
24) Economic center of Israel and one of its largest cities	Tel Aviv
25) Palestinian territory located on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean	Gaza
26) Vital shipping route connecting the Mediterranean to the Red Sea	Suez Canal
27) Important battle between badly outnumbered Sparta and the mighty Persia in 480 BC	Thermopylae
28) Historical region of southern Croatia on the Adriatic Sea, including Dubrovnik and Split	Dalmatia
29) Large, active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily	Etna
30) Spanish island known for its club and nightlife scene	Ibiza

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