Carpathian Sea
The Carpathian Sea is a traditional subdivision of the Aegean Sea, itself part of the Mediterranean Sea. It lies in the southeastern Aegean, situated between the islands of Crete, Rhodes, and Karpathos, from which it takes its name.
Geography
The Carpathian Sea was described by ancient geographers as bounded by the Sea of Crete to the west and the Icarian Sea to the north. To the east it opened toward the coasts of Asia Minor and to the south into the wider Mediterranean. The islands of Karpathos, Kasos, and parts of Rhodes were regarded as lying within it.Classical references
places the Carpathian Sea adjacent to the Icarian Sea on the north and the Libyan Sea to the south, marking it as one of the named subdivisions of the Aegean.Claudius Ptolemy also mentions the Carpathian Sea in his Geographia, situating it around Karpathos and the southeastern Aegean islands.