Sea Information
A sea generally refers to a large body of salt water, but the term is used in other contexts as well. Most commonly, it means a large expanse of saline water connected with an ocean, and is commonly used as a synonym for ocean.[1] It is also used sometimes to describe a large saline lake that lacks a natural outlet, such as the Caspian Sea.
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List of seas
Atlantic Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Baltic sea
| Archipelago Sea |
Others
Arctic Ocean
| Beaufort Sea |
Southern Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
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Landlocked seas
Some large inland lakes, usually brackish, are called "seas".
List of seas by surface area
| No. | Name of the Water Body | Surface area (sq.mi) | Surface area (sq.km) |
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| 1 | Philippine Sea | 2,000,000 | 5,177,762 |
| 2 | Coral Sea | 1,850,000 | 4,791,000 |
| 3 | Arabian Sea | 1,491,130 | 3,862,000 |
| 4 | South China Sea | 1,351,936 | 3,500,000 |
| 5 | Weddell Sea | 1,081,548 | 2,800,000 |
| 6 | Caribbean Sea | 1,063,000 | 2,754,000 |
| 7 | Mediterranean Sea | 965,000 | 2,500,000 |
| 8 | Tasman Sea | 900,000 | 2,330,000 |
| 9 | Bering Sea | 873,000 | 2,260,100 |
| 10 | Bay of Bengal | 838,970 | 2,172,000 |
Nomenclature
- The Sea of Galilee is a small freshwater lake with a natural outlet, which is called Lake Tiberias or Lake Kinneret on modern Israeli maps, but its original name remains in use.
- The Sea of Cortés is more commonly known as the Gulf of California.
- The Dead Sea is actually a lake, as is the Caspian Sea and the mainly dried up Aral Sea.
See also
- Oceanography
- European Atlas of the Seas
- Inlet
- International Maritime Organization
- List of places on land with elevations below sea level
- Pole of inaccessibility: the locations farthest from any coastline
- Marine debris
- Sea level
- Sea level rise
- Sea salt
- Seven Seas
- Borders of the oceans
Notes
External links
| Look up sea in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Seas |
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