Sea

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A sea (pronounced see) is a large expanse of saline water connected with an ocean. The term is also used for large, usually saline, lakes that lack a natural outlet, such as the Caspian Sea and the Sea of Galilee. The term is used in a less geographically precise manner as synonymous with ocean, as in the tropical sea or down to the sea shore, or even sea water referring to water of the ocean.

Many seas are marginal seas.

Major seas, divided by ocean:

Pacific Ocean:

• Bering Sea
• Sea of Cortez
• Sea of Japan
• East China Sea
• South China Sea
• Tasman Sea
• Yellow Sea

Atlantic Ocean:

• North Sea
• Baltic Sea
• Irish Sea
• Mediterranean Sea
• Black Sea and the Sea of Azov
• Caribbean Sea
• Gulf of Mexico

Indian Ocean:

• Red Sea
• Persian Gulf
• Arabian Sea
• Bay of Bengal
• Java Sea

Arctic Ocean:

• Barents Sea
• Kara Sea

Southern Ocean:

• Weddell Sea
• Ross Sea

Landlocked seas:

• Caspian Sea
• Aral Sea
• Dead Sea

See also: ocean, river, geography, firths of Scotland, inlet, sea salt, ship

References

• Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Sea" http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea August 13, 2003