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Map of the Sargasso Sea The Sargasso Sea in the North Atlantic is bounded by the Gulf Stream on the west, the North Atlantic Current on the north, the Canary Current on the east, and the North Equatorial Current on the south. The Sargasso Sea (/ s ɑːr ˈ ɡ æ s oʊ /) is a region of the Atlantic Ocean bounded by four currents forming an ...
The Sargasso Sea may have been known to earlier mariners, as the poem Ora Maritima by the late 4th-century author Rufus Festus Avienius describes a portion of the Atlantic as being covered with seaweed, citing a now-lost account by 5th-century BC Carthaginian navigator Himilco. [2] The petroglyphs on Dighton Rock
Geography of Cuba Sierra Maestra Viñales Valley. Cuba is located 77 km (48 mi) west of Haiti across the Windward Passage, 22.5 km (14.0 mi) south of The Bahamas (Cay Lobos), 150 km (93 mi) south of the United States (Key West, Florida), 210 km (130 mi) east of Mexico, and 140 km (87 mi) north of Jamaica.
Ocean – the four to seven largest named bodies of water in the World Ocean, all of which have "Ocean" in the name (see: Borders of the oceans for details). Sea has several definitions: [a] A division of an ocean, delineated by landforms, [6] currents (e.g., Sargasso Sea), or specific latitude or longitude boundaries. This includes but is not ...
Juan de la Cosa's map is a manuscript nautical chart of the world drawn on two joined sheets of parchment sewn onto a canvas backing. It measures 96 cm high by 183 cm wide. A legend written in Spanish at the western edge of the map translates as "Juan de la Cosa made this (map) in the port of Santa Maria in the year 1500".
Maps exhibiting the world's oceanic waters. A continuous body of water encircling Earth, the World/Global Ocean is divided into a number of principal areas. Five oceanic divisions are usually recognized: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, and Southern/Antarctic; the last two listed are sometimes consolidated into the first three.
The Caribbean Sea is one of the largest seas on Earth and has an area of about 2,754,000 km 2 (1,063,000 sq mi). [2] [3] The sea's deepest point is the Cayman Trough, between the Cayman Islands and Jamaica, at 7,686 m (25,217 ft) below sea level.
Cuba Haiti Turks and Caicos Islands [e] (United Kingdom) United States Bahrain: 3 3 3 Iran (T) Qatar (J) Saudi Arabia (T) Baker Island [f] and Howland Island [f] (United States) 1 1 1 Kiribati Bangladesh: 2 2 2 Myanmar India Barbados: 5 5 4 Guadeloupe [l] (T) Martinique [l] (T) Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines