Libyan Sea

Libyan Sea
البحر الليبي (Arabic) Λιβυκό πέλαγος (Greek)
Paximadia island and the Libyan Sea near the beach of Preveli, Crete
Libyan Sea Location within Mediterranean
Interactive map of Libyan Sea
Location	Mediterranean Sea
Coordinates	34°00′N 24°24′E
Type	Sea
Basin countries	Libya
Surface area	350,000 square kilometres (140,000 sq mi)
Average depth	1,500 metres (4,900 ft)
Max. depth	5,109 metres (16,762 ft)
Shore length1	1,770 kilometres (1,100 mi)
Islands	Gavdos, Gavdopoula, Koufonisi, and Chrysi
Sections/sub-basins	Gulf of Sidra, South Cretan Sea
Settlements	Tobruk, Libya and Alexandria, Egypt
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The Libyan Sea (Latin: Libycum Mare; Arabic: البحر الليبي; Greek: Λιβυκό πέλαγος) is the portion of the Mediterranean Sea north of the African coast of ancient Libya, i.e. Cyrenaica, and Marmarica (the coast of what is now eastern Libya and western Egypt, between Tobruk and Alexandria). The region of the Libyan Sea located south of Crete has started recently being also named South Cretan Sea (Νότιο Κρητικό Πέλαγος).