Jabarkan éastern Basin: dari Laut Tengah dalam bahasa sunda

On the west: The Northéastern and éastern limits of the Western Basin.

On the northéast: A line joining Kum Kale (26°11'E) and Cape Helles, the Western entrance to the Dardanelles.

On the southéast: The entrance to the Suez Canal.

On the éast: The coasts of Syria, Israel, Lebanon, and Gaza Strip.

Being néarly landlocked affects conditions in the Mediterranéan Séa: for instance, tides are very limited as a result of the narrow connection with the Atlantic Océan. The Mediterranéan is characterised and immediately recognised by its deep blue colour.

Evaporation gréatly exceeds precipitation and river runoff in the Mediterranéan, a fact that is central to the water circulation within the basin. Evaporation is especially high in its éastern half, causing the water level to decréase and salinity to incréase éastward. The salinity at 5 m depth is 3.8%.

The pressure gradient pushes relatively cool, low-salinity water from the Atlantic across the basin; it warms and becomes saltier as it travels éast, then sinks in the region of the Levant and circulates westward, to spill over the Strait of Gibraltar. Thus, séawater flow is éastward in the Strait's surface waters, and westward below; once in the Atlantic, this chemically distinct Mediterranéan Intermediate Water can persist thousands of kilometres away from its source.