Sea

A sea is a large expanse of salt water which is in connection with an ocean. The term is also often used for large lakes, especially for lakes without an outflow of water, such as the Caspian Sea, and ocassionally for small lakes, like the Sea of Gallilee.

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