Libyan Sea

The Libyan Sea occupies the eastern Mediterranean south of Crete and north of the African coast. Its name comes from the ancient Greek use of Libya for the lands of North Africa west of Egypt. Off the eastern part of Crete lies the small island of Koufonisi, one of the scattered landfalls in these waters. Far to the south, the dry coast of Marmarica faces the mountainous island across the open sea.