Sea: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
m robot Adding: mwl:Mar |
whats up |
||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
A '''sea''' generally refers to a large [[body of water|body]] of salt water, but the term is used in other contexts as well. Most commonly, the term refers to a large expanse of [[salinity|saline water]] connected with an [[ocean]], and is commonly used as a synonym for [[ocean]].<ref>http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea</ref> It is also used sometimes to describe a large saline [[lake]] that lacks a natural outlet, such as the [[Caspian Sea]]. |
A '''sea''' generally refers to a large [[body of water|body]] of salt water, but the term is used in other contexts as well. Most commonly, the term refers to a large expanse of [[salinity|saline water]] connected with an [[ocean]], and is commonly used as a synonym for [[ocean]].<ref>http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea</ref> It is also used sometimes to describe a large saline [[lake]] that lacks a natural outlet, such as the [[Caspian Sea]]. |
||
whats up people |
|||
==List of seas== |
|||
===[[Atlantic Ocean]]=== |
|||
====[[Mediterranean Sea]]==== |
|||
{{multicol}} |
|||
* [[Aegean Sea]] |
|||
** [[Mirtoon Sea]] |
|||
** [[Sea of Crete]] |
|||
** [[Thracian Sea]] |
|||
{{col-break}} |
|||
* [[Adriatic Sea]] |
|||
* [[Balearic Sea]] |
|||
** [[Catalan Sea]] |
|||
** [[Sea of Sardinia]] |
|||
{{col-break}} |
|||
* [[Alboran Sea]] |
|||
* [[Cilician Sea]] |
|||
* [[Ionian Sea]] |
|||
* [[Libyan Sea]] |
|||
{{col-break}} |
|||
* [[Ligurian Sea]] |
|||
* [[Sea of Sardinia]] |
|||
* [[Sea of Sicily]] |
|||
* [[Tyrrhenian Sea]] |
|||
{{col-end}} |
|||
====Others==== |
|||
{{multicol}} |
|||
* [[Argentine Sea]] |
|||
* [[Bay of Biscay]] |
|||
* [[Bay of Bothnia]] |
|||
* [[Bay of Campeche]] |
|||
* [[Bay of Fundy]] |
|||
* [[Baltic Sea]] |
|||
* [[Black Sea]] |
|||
* [[Bothnian Sea]] |
|||
{{col-break}} |
|||
* [[Caribbean Sea]] |
|||
* [[Celtic Sea]] |
|||
* [[Central Baltic Sea]] |
|||
* [[Chesapeake Bay]] |
|||
* [[Davis Strait]] |
|||
* [[Denmark Strait]] |
|||
* [[English Channel]] |
|||
* [[Gulf of Bothnia]] |
|||
{{col-break}} |
|||
* [[Gulf of Guinea]] |
|||
* [[Gulf of Finland]] |
|||
* [[Gulf of Mexico]] |
|||
* [[Gulf of Sidra]] |
|||
* [[Gulf of St. Lawrence]] |
|||
* [[Gulf of Venezuela]] |
|||
* [[Irish Sea]] |
|||
* [[Labrador Sea]] |
|||
{{col-break}} |
|||
* [[Marmara Sea]] |
|||
* [[North Sea]] |
|||
* [[Norwegian Sea]] |
|||
* [[Sargasso Sea]] |
|||
* [[Sea of Azov]] |
|||
* [[Sea of the Hebrides]] |
|||
* [[Wadden Sea]] |
|||
{{col-end}} |
|||
===[[Arctic Ocean]]=== |
|||
{{multicol}} |
|||
* [[Amundsen Gulf]] |
|||
* [[Baffin Bay]] |
|||
* [[Barents Sea]] |
|||
* [[Beaufort Sea]] |
|||
{{col-break}} |
|||
* [[Bering Sea]] |
|||
* [[Chukchi Sea]] |
|||
* [[East Siberian Sea]] |
|||
* [[Greenland Sea]] |
|||
{{col-break}} |
|||
* [[Hudson Bay]] |
|||
* [[James Bay]] |
|||
* [[Kara Sea]] |
|||
* [[Kara Strait]] |
|||
{{col-break}} |
|||
* [[Laptev Sea]] |
|||
* [[Lincoln Sea]] |
|||
* [[Prince Gustav Adolf Sea]] |
|||
* [[Pechora Sea]] |
|||
* [[White Sea]] |
|||
{{col-end}} |
|||
===[[Southern Ocean]]=== |
|||
{{multicol}} |
|||
* [[Amundsen Sea]] |
|||
* [[Bass Strait]] |
|||
* [[Bellingshausen Sea]] |
|||
{{col-break}} |
|||
* [[Davis Sea]] |
|||
* [[Great Australian Bight]] |
|||
* [[Gulf St Vincent]] |
|||
{{col-break}} |
|||
* [[Mawson Sea]] |
|||
* [[Ross Sea]] |
|||
* [[Scotia Sea]] |
|||
{{col-break}} |
|||
* [[Spencer Gulf]] |
|||
* [[Weddell Sea]] |
|||
{{col-end}} |
|||
===[[Indian Ocean]]=== |
|||
{{multicol}} |
|||
* [[Andaman Sea]] |
|||
* [[Arabian Sea]] |
|||
* [[Bay of Bengal]] |
|||
{{col-break}} |
|||
* [[Gulf of Aden]] |
|||
* [[Gulf of Oman]] |
|||
{{col-break}} |
|||
* [[Mozambique Channel]] |
|||
* [[Persian Gulf]] |
|||
{{col-break}} |
|||
* [[Red Sea]] |
|||
* [[Timor Sea]] |
|||
{{col-end}} |
|||
===[[Pacific Ocean]]=== |
|||
{{multicol}} |
|||
* [[Arafura Sea]] |
|||
* [[Banda Sea]] |
|||
* [[Bering Sea]] |
|||
* [[Bismarck Sea]] |
|||
* [[Bohai Sea]] |
|||
* [[Bohol Sea]] (also known as the Mindanao Sea) |
|||
* [[Camotes Sea]] |
|||
* [[Celebes Sea]] |
|||
* [[Ceram Sea]] |
|||
{{col-break}} |
|||
* [[Chilean Sea]] |
|||
* [[Sea of Chiloé]] |
|||
* [[Coral Sea]] |
|||
* [[East China Sea]] |
|||
* [[Flores Sea]] |
|||
* [[Gulf of Alaska]] |
|||
* [[Gulf of California]] (also known as the Sea of Cortés) |
|||
* [[Gulf of Carpentaria]] |
|||
* [[Gulf of Thailand]] |
|||
{{col-break}} |
|||
* [[Halmahera Sea]] |
|||
* [[Java Sea]] |
|||
* [[Koro Sea]] |
|||
* [[Molucca Sea]] |
|||
* [[Philippine Sea]] |
|||
* [[Salish Sea]] |
|||
* [[Savu Sea]] |
|||
* [[Sea of Japan]] |
|||
* [[Sea of Okhotsk]] |
|||
{{col-break}} |
|||
* [[Seto Inland Sea]] |
|||
* [[Sibuyan Sea]] |
|||
* [[Solomon Sea]] |
|||
* [[South China Sea]] |
|||
* [[Sulu Sea]] |
|||
* [[Tasman Sea]] |
|||
* [[Visayan Sea]] |
|||
* [[Yellow Sea]] |
|||
{{col-end}} |
|||
===[[Landlocked country|Landlocked seas]]=== |
|||
Large/significant [[lake]]s, many of which are called "sea". |
|||
{{multicol}} |
|||
* [[Aral Sea]] |
|||
* [[Lake Balkhash]] |
|||
* [[Caspian Sea]] |
|||
* [[Lake Chad]] |
|||
* [[Lake Chilwa]] |
|||
* [[Chott Melrhir]] |
|||
{{col-break}} |
|||
* [[Dead Sea]] |
|||
* [[Sea of Galilee]] |
|||
* [[Great Lakes of Africa]] |
|||
* [[Great Lakes]] of North America |
|||
* [[Great Salt Lake]] |
|||
{{col-break}} |
|||
* [[Issyk Kul]] |
|||
* [[Namtso]] |
|||
* [[Pyramid Lake (Nevada)|Pyramid Lake]] |
|||
* [[Qinghai Lake]] |
|||
* [[Salton Sea]] |
|||
{{col-break}} |
|||
* [[Tonle Sap]] |
|||
* [[Lake Turkana]] |
|||
* [[Utah Lake]] |
|||
* [[Lake Van]] |
|||
{{col-end}} |
|||
==Nomenclature== |
==Nomenclature== |
||
Revision as of 18:29, 27 October 2010
A sea generally refers to a large body of salt water, but the term is used in other contexts as well. Most commonly, the term refers to 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.
whats up people
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 Persian Gulf is a sea.
- The Dead Sea is actually a lake, as is the Caspian Sea and the mainly dried up Aral Sea.
- The Maracaibo Lake is sometimes considered a gulf.
Science
The term "sea" has also been used in quantum physics. Dirac sea is an interpretation of positron emission states that comprises the vacuum.
See also
- Oceanography
- 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.
