Is the Mediterranean Sea salt water or fresh water?

All seas are large salty bodies of water that are surround whole or in part by land - with the only exception being the Sargasso Sea which is bounded by four ocean currents. read more

The Mediterranean Sea (not ocean) is salt water . It is connected to the Atlantic Ocean at its West end and the Red Sea at its southeast corner (via the Suez Canal) so there is ample circulation with salty ocean waters. read more

The Mediterranean Sea looses in this way nearly one meter of its water height every year! This evaporating water leaves all its salts in the remaining water. This is why you feel a lot lighter when you swim in the Mediterranean than when you swim in the ocean: the water of the Mediterranean contains more salt than the water of the Atlantic (36 to 38 grams per litre in the Mediterranean against 34.9 in the Atlantic). read more