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.
It is also used sometimes to describe a large
saline lake that lacks a natural outlet, such
as the Caspian
Sea
.
List of seas
Large/significant
lakes, many of which are
called "sea".
Bodies of water and their sizes
| Rank |
Body of water |
Square miles (square kilometres) |
| 1 |
Pacific Ocean |
|
| 2 |
Atlantic Ocean |
|
| 3 |
Indian Ocean |
|
| 4 |
Southern Ocean |
|
| 5 |
Arctic Ocean |
|
| 6 |
Arabian Sea |
|
| 7 |
South China Sea |
|
| 8 |
Caribbean Sea |
|
| 9 |
Mediterranean Sea |
|
| 10 |
Bering Sea |
|
| 11 |
Bay of Bengal |
|
| 12 |
Gulf of Mexico |
|
| 13 |
Sea of Okhotsk |
|
| 14 |
Sea of Japan |
|
| 15 |
Hudson Bay |
|
| 16 |
East China Sea |
|
| 17 |
Andaman Sea |
|
| 18 |
Red Sea |
|
| 19 |
Black Sea |
|
| 20 |
North Sea |
|
| 21 |
Baltic Sea |
|
| 22 |
Yellow Sea |
|
| 23 |
Persian Gulf |
|
| 24 |
Gulf of California |
|
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
.
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
References
.
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(also known as the Mindanao Sea)
of North America
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