Mediterranean basin

Physical and political map of the Mediterranean basin

In biogeography, the Mediterranean basin (/ˌmɛdɪtəˈrniən/ MED-ih-tə-RAY-nee-ən), also known as the Mediterranean region or sometimes Mediterranea, is the region of lands around the Mediterranean Sea that have mostly a Mediterranean climate, with mild to cool, rainy winters and warm to hot, dry summers, which supports characteristic Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub vegetation.


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