Winds such as the mistral and sirocco create high evaporation rates in this sea during the summer.
This sea's most active oilfield is the Bouri field, and studies utilizing seafloor spreading have shown that this sea was not a remnant of the Tethys Sea. Winds such as the mistral and sirocco create high evaporation rates in this sea during the summer. Dams such as those on the Ebro led to increased salinity levels in this sea, and the Barcelona Convention was put in place to protect this sea's environment. For 10 points, name this sea which is connected by the Sea of Marmara and the Bosporus to the Black Sea, bounded to the north by Europe and to the south by Africa.
This sea's most active oilfield is the Bouri field, and studies utilizing seafloor spreading have shown that this sea was not a remnant of the Tethys Sea.
{Mediterranean} Sea