Mediterranean Sea

From Turtledove

The Mediterranean Sea is a large salt water sea known for its moderate climate between Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. It is connected to the Atlantic Ocean and the Red Sea by a canal.

Note:The Mediterranean as described above is present in many of Harry Turtledove's works. It is immediately germaine to the following.

[edit] Mediterranean Sea in "The Horse of Bronze"

The Inner Sea is a large body of salt water between Europe and Africa. The waters of the Inner Sea are calm, but are inhabited by monsters.

In the west, the Inner Sea opens into Ocean the Great.

Cheiron led an expedition of centaurs across the Inner Sea in order to reestablish contact with the Nuggies, and had to flee the mans across the sea upon his return home.

[edit] Mediterranean Sea in "Down in the Bottomlands"

The Bottomlands formed a unique desert with parts of it almost two kilometers below mean sea level. Most of it was part of the Hereditary Tyranny of Tartesh with a smaller, southern portion claimed by the Principality of Lissonland. Due to the harsh climate, the Bottomlands were not occupied aside from some mining operations. The deepest part of the land was a nature preserve of Tartesh called Trench Park.

Some 20 million years ago the southwest section of the Great Continent was separated from the rest by ocean. However, continental drift moved it northward where the eastern section (present day Krepalgan Unity) first collided leaving a long, narrow arm of the Western Ocean between them. Some 6.5 million years ago the two parts of the continent collided in the west forcing up the Barrier Mountains. Over the next million years this inland sea repeatedly dried up and was flooded as the Barrier was breached and reformed. This stabilized and for the last 5.5 million years, the Bottomlands remained desert.