They were pretty comfortable sailing all around the Mediterranean as well so they had a good idea of the land masses that surround it, Europe, Africa and to the east, Asia.

他们可以在地中海中自如航行，这让他们非常熟悉地中海周围陆地，欧洲，非洲以及非洲以东，亚洲。

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A peninsula of western Asia between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. It is generally coterminous with Asian Turkey and is usually considered synonymous with Anatolia.

黑海与地中海之间亚洲西部的一个半岛，总体上与亚洲的土耳其范围相当，通常认为与安纳托利亚同义。

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Asia minor a peninsula of western Asia between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. It is generally coterminous with Asian Turkey and is usually considered synonymous with Anatolia.

黑海与地中海之间亚洲西部的一个半岛，总体上与亚洲的土耳其范围相当，通常认为与安纳托利亚同义。

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