Sea - World Geography

Black Sea

Sergey Tokarev — Fri, 18 May 2012 04:36:01 -0500

The Black Sea is a body of salt water that stretches 630 mi (1,014 km) from east to west. Turkey faces its southern shore, Bulgaria and Romania lie west of the Black Sea, and Ukraine, Russia, and Georgia border it to the north, northeast, and east, respectively.

South China Sea

Sergey Tokarev — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:42:36 -0500

THE SOUTH CHINA Sea covers an area of 1.35million square mi (3.5 million square km) bordered by he People’s Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam.

Sea of Azov

Sergey Tokarev — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 15:45:53 -0500

THE SEA OF AZOV is an arm of the Black Sea, extending from the mouth of the River Don to the Kerch Strait. It covers 14,520 square mi (37,230 square km) and is 226 mi (365 km) east to west, and 110 mi (175 km) north to south.

Sargasso Sea

Sergey Tokarev — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:40:56 -0500

THE SARGASSO SEA is located in the North Atlantic Ocean. The area of the sea is found between 20 degrees N and 35 degrees N latitude and 30 degrees W and 75 degrees W longitude—the hump extending northward of Bermuda.

Red Sea

Sergey Tokarev — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:15:32 -0500

THE RED SEA CONNECTS the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean via the Suez Canal. It lies in the Great Rift Valley between Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.

Mediterranean Sea

Sergey Tokarev — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 13:20:13 -0500

THE TRANSLATION of its Latin name (“in the midst of land”) indicates that the Mediterranean Sea is located between the landmasses of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Some students of geography may view the Mediterranean as a physical separation between Europe and Africa.

Dead Sea

Sergey Tokarev — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 10:09:44 -0500

The Dead Sea is a 390-square-mi (1,010-squarekm) salt lake located on the borders of PALESTINE, Israel, and Jordan. It is the lowest water point in the world, and its coast, at 1,292 ft below sea level (-395 m), is the lowest dry point on Earth.

Caspian Sea

Sergey Tokarev — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:16:03 -0500

The Caspian Sea is one of the world’s largest bodies of water, situated in a depression between Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran, and Azerbaijan.

Caribbean Sea

Sergey Tokarev — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:48:00 -0500

The Caribbean Sea is a suboceanic basin in the western Atlantic Ocean. The sea covers just over 1 million square miles (2.6 million square km) and contains numerous islands.

Aral Sea

Sergey Tokarev — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:29:43 -0600

The Aral Sea (Aral’skoye More) is one of the world’s largest lakes or inland seas.