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Marginal seas as defined by the International Hydrographic Organization [1] This is a list of seas of the World Ocean, including marginal seas, areas of water, various gulfs, bights, bays, and straits. [2] In many cases it is a matter of tradition for a body of water to be named a sea or a bay, etc., therefore all these types are listed here.
Largest known or predicted oceans, lakes and seas, with composition and dimensions, grouped by celestial body and sortable by size, depth, etc. Body Type of object Liquid volume in zetta liters [9] Ocean/Lake/Sea Composition Location Area (km 2) Average depth (km) Image Notes Earth: planet (terrestrial) 1.362 [10] World Ocean: salt water ...
A sea is a body of saline water partially to fully enclosed by land. It is often a sub-division of one of the Earth's five oceans. See also List of seas.
The Aral Sea 1960 to 2014. List of lakes by volume; List of lakes by depth; List of largest lakes of Europe; Recursive islands and lakes; Aral Sea, formerly the third largest lake in the world, with an area of 68,000 km 2 (26,300 sq mi) Lake Chad, formerly the eleventh largest lake in the world, with an area of 26,000 km 2 (10,000 sq mi)
List of bodies of water by salinity; List of oceans; List of seas. List of gulfs; Lists of bays List of gulfs; List of bays and coves of Jamaica; List of bays in Hong Kong; List of bays in the Azores; List of bays of Dominica; List of bays of South Africa; List of bays of the British Isles; List of bays of the Philippines; List of bays of the ...
A complete hierarchy showing which seas belong to which oceans, according to the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), is available at the European Marine Gazetteer website. [4] See also the list of seas article for the seas included in each ocean area. Also note there are many varying definitions of the world's seas and no single ...
List of seas on Earth; S. List of largest lakes and seas in the Solar System This page was last edited on 30 December 2020, at 15:54 (UTC). ...
The list of drainage basins by area identifies basins (also known as "catchments" or, in North American usage, "watersheds"), sorted by area, which drain to oceans, mediterranean seas, rivers, lakes and other water bodies.