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Marginal seas as defined by the International Hydrographic Organization [1] This is a list of seas of the World Ocean, including marginal seas, areas of water, various gulfs, bights, bays, and straits. [2] In many cases it is a matter of tradition for a body of water to be named a sea or a bay, etc., therefore all these types are listed here.
"The Seven Seas" is a figurative term for all the seas of the known world. [1] The phrase is used in reference to sailors and pirates in the arts and popular culture and can be associated with the Mediterranean Sea, the Arabian Seven Seas east of Africa and India (as told with Sinbad's seven journeys, and Captain Kidd), or is sometimes applied to the Caribbean Sea and seas around the Americas ...
Strictly speaking, a "sea" is a body of water (generally a division of the world ocean) partly or fully enclosed by land. [21] The word "sea" can also be used for many specific, much smaller bodies of seawater, such as the North Sea or the Red Sea.
This is a list of archipelagos, organised by oceans then seas and finally arranged alphabetically. Geographically isolated islands are included as well. Geographically isolated islands are included as well.
A complete hierarchy showing which seas belong to which oceans, according to the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), is available at the European Marine Gazetteer website. [4] See also the list of seas article for the seas included in each ocean area. Also note there are many varying definitions of the world's seas and no single ...
This list of straits is an appendix to the article strait. For "Strait of.." For "Strait of.." or for "The.. " see the first letter of the word which follows the article.
List of bodies of water by salinity; List of oceans; List of seas. List of gulfs; Lists of bays List of gulfs; List of bays and coves of Jamaica; List of bays in Hong Kong; List of bays in the Azores; List of bays of Dominica; List of bays of South Africa; List of bays of the British Isles; List of bays of the Philippines; List of bays of the ...
A sea is a body of saline water partially to fully enclosed by land. It is often a sub-division of one of the Earth's five oceans. See also List of seas.