The Mediterranean Sea forms a coastline for which of the following West Asian countries? 1. Jordan 2. Iraq 3. Lebanon 4. Syria Select the correct answer using the code given below: |ForumIAS

[A] 1, 2 and 3 only

[B] 2 and 3 only

[C] 3 and 4 only

[D] 1, 3 and 4 only

Answer: C

Notes:

Explanation:

Lebanon (3) and Syria (4) have direct coastlines along the eastern margin of the Mediterranean Sea (Levantine Basin).
Jordan (1) is virtually landlocked, possessing only a narrow outlet to the Red Sea via the Gulf of Aqaba (at the Port of Aqaba).
Iraq (2) is landlocked with respect to the Mediterranean Sea; its sole coastline lies on the Persian Gulf via the Shatt al-Arab waterway.