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.
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List of seas, divided by ocean
Pacific Ocean
- Bering Sea
- Gulf of Alaska
- Sea of Cortez (aka Gulf of California)
- Sea of Okhotsk
- Sea of Japan
- East China Sea
- South China Sea
- Sulu Sea
- Celebes Sea
- Bohol Sea (aka Mindanao Sea)
- Philippine Sea
- Flores Sea
- Banda Sea
- Arafura Sea
- Timor Sea
- Tasman Sea
- Yellow Sea
- Coral Sea
Atlantic Ocean
- Hudson Bay
- James Bay
- Baffin Bay
- Gulf of St. Lawrence
- Caribbean Sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- Sargasso Sea
- North Sea
- Baltic Sea
- Gulf of Bothnia
- Irish Sea
- Mediterranean Sea
- Adriatic Sea
- Aegean Sea
- Black Sea
- Ionian Sea
- Ligurian Sea
- Mirtoon Sea
- Tyrrhenian Sea
- Gulf of Sidra
- Sea of Marmara
- Sea of Crete
- Bay of Biscay
- Gulf of Guinea
Indian Ocean
- Red Sea
- Gulf of Aden
- Persian Gulf
- Gulf of Oman
- Arabian Sea
- Bay of Bengal
- Java Sea
Arctic Ocean
- Barents Sea
- Kara Sea
- Beaufort Sea
- Amundsen Gulf
- Chukchi Sea
- Laptev Sea
- East Siberian Sea
Southern Ocean
- Weddell Sea
- Ross Sea
Landlocked seas
- Aral Sea
- Caspian Sea
- Dead Sea
- Sea of Galilee
Extraterrestrial seas
Lunar maria are vast basaltic plains on the Moon that were thought to be bodies of water by early astronomers, who referred to them as "seas."
Liquid water is thought to be present under the surface of several moons, most notably Europa.
Liquid hydrocarbons are thought to be present on the surface of Titan, though it may be more accurate to describe them as "lakes" rather than "seas". The distribution of these liquid regions will hopefully be better known after the arrival of the Cassini probe.
Science
The term "sea" has also been used in quantum physics. Dirac sea is an interpretation of the negative energy states that comprises the vacuum.
See also:
ocean, river, geography, firths of Scotland, inlet, sea salt, ship, International Maritime Organization
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