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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.
For purposes of this list, "maritime boundary" includes boundaries that are recognized by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which includes boundaries of territorial waters, contiguous zones, and exclusive economic zones. However, it does not include lake or river boundaries.
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 ...
For purposes of this list, "maritime boundary" includes boundaries that are recognized by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which includes boundaries of territorial waters, contiguous zones, and exclusive economic zones. However, it does not include lake or river boundaries, which are considered land boundaries.
World map of the five-ocean model with approximate boundaries. This list of countries which border two or more oceans includes both sovereign states and dependencies, provided the same contiguous territory borders on more than one of the five named oceans, the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, and Arctic. [1]
This list divides the world using the seven-continent model, with islands grouped into adjacent continents. Variations on are noted below and discussed in the following articles: Continent, Boundaries between the continents of Earth, and List of transcontinental countries.
Seas of the United Kingdom (4 C, 3 P) Seas of the United States (6 C, 9 P) Y. Seas of Yemen (2 C, 3 P) This page was last edited on 19 September 2020, at 06:31 ...
Below are separate lists of countries and dependencies with their land boundaries, and lists of which countries and dependencies border oceans and major seas.The first short section describes the borders or edges of continents and oceans/major seas.