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IMPORTANT SEAS IN THE WORLD:
ü A sea is a large body of salt water.
ü This is connected to Ocean.
SOUTH CHINA SEA:
ü This is a part of Pacific Ocean.
ü This is the largest sea in the World.
ü This is a marginal sea of Pacific Ocean.
CARIBBEAN SEA:
ü This is a sea of Atlantic Ocean.
ü Cayman Trough is the deepest point in
Caribbean Sea.
ü This sea is bounded by Mexico and Central
America towards West.
ü It is bounded by Great Antilles towards
North.
§ Great Antilles: This is an island
comprising Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominion Republic) and
Puerto Rico.
§ Lesser Antilles: Bahamas, Cayman Island,
the Turks and Caicos islands.
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ü Towards East it is bounded by Lesser
Antilles.
ü Panama Canal connects Pacific Ocean and
Caribbean Sea.
MEDITERRANEAN
SEA:
ü This is connected to Atlantic Ocean.
ü This sea separates Africa and Europe.
ü This Sea is connected to Atlantic Ocean by
Strait of Gibraltar.
ü Towards South East the Mediterranean Sea is
connected to Red Sea by Suez Canal.
ü The Mediterranean Sea is connected to Sea of
Marmara by the Dardanelles in the North. The Sea of Marmara is considered as
part of the Mediterranean Sea).
ü The Mediterranean Sea is connected to Black
Sea through Bosporus in the North. (Bosporus is also known as Istanbul Strait.
ü Sicily is the largest island in the
Mediterranean Sea.
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GULF OF
MEXICO:
ü This is a part of Atlantic Ocean.
ü This is a partially landlocked Sea.
ü The Gulf of Mexico is connected to Atlantic
Ocean through Strait of Florida.
ü The Gulf of Mexico is connected to the
Caribbean Sea through Yucatan Channel.
ü Sings bee deep is the deepest point in Gulf
of Mexico.
HUDSON BAY:
ü This is located in Canada.
BAFFIN BAY:
ü This is a part of North Atlantic Ocean.
ü This is present between Baffin Island and the
Greenland.
ü This is connected to Atlantic Ocean through
Davis Strait and Labrador Sea.
ü Nares Strait connects Baffin Bay with Arctic
Ocean.
ARAL SEA:
ü This is located in Kazakhstan.
ü This is spread through Kazakhstan and
Uzbekistan.
WHITE SEA:
ü It is located in Russia.
ü It is the southern inlet of Barents Sea.
YELLOW SEA:
ü This is a part of Pacific Ocean.
ü This is the North part of East China Sea.
ü The water is in golden yellow color because
of the dust particles from Gobi Desert.
BARENTS SEA:
ü This is a marginal sea of Arctic Ocean.
ü This is located to the North of Norway and
Russia.
ü This is also called Murman Sea.
KARA SEA:
ü This is a part of Arctic Ocean.
BALTIC SEA:
ü This is located in Northern Europe.
ü The Baltic Sea is connected to White Sea
through man made water ways.
BLACK SEA:
ü This is an inland Sea.
ü This is bounded by Europe, Anatolia and
Caucasus.
ü The Black Sea is connected to Atlantic Ocean
through Mediterranean Sea and Aegean Sea.
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