Seas of the world: names and location

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Water is one of the most important elements for human life. Around the 70% of the surface of the Earth is water, of which the majority is the salty water that we find in the seas. That is why it is important to know the name of the seas that exist on our planet. Today in this lesson from a TEACHER we are going to talk about names and locations of the world's seas.

We started this article about the seas of the world to tell you about the seas of asia. Here you have a complete list with all the seas that you will find in this great continent of our planet:

• Yellow Sea: Consider the most famous sea in the Asian giant. It is located between China and the Korean peninsula. Its name comes from the Yellow River, whose waters give it this characteristic color.
• Arabian Sea: Located between the Arabian Peninsula and India.
• White sea: It is located in Russia, being part of the sea of ​​Europe and another part of Asia. Its name comes from the frostbites it suffers due to the Russian cold.
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• Caspian Sea: A sea located between Europe and Asia. Some consider it a lake more than a sea, being considered by them the largest lake in the world.
• Andaman Sea: It borders the Gulf of Bengal, Burma, Thailand and the Andaman Islands.
• Aral Sea: It is an inland sea located in Central Asia, between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
• Mar de Banda: It is found in the western Pacific Ocean.
• Bering Sea: It adjoins Alaska and Siberia.
• Celebes Sea: It is found in the western part of the Pacific Ocean. It is bounded by the Sulu archipelago and the Philippines.
• South China Sea: Includes the East Asian coast.
• East China Sea: A sea surrounded by China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan.
• Philippine Sea: It is bordered to the west by the Philippine Islands and Taiwan, to the north by Japan, to the east by the Mariana Islands, and to the south by Palau.
• Sea of ​​Japan: An arm of the sea that separates Japan and the Asian continent.
• Sea of ​​Okhotsk: It is a sea that borders the Kamchatka Peninsula to the east, the Kuril Islands to the southeast, Hokkaido to the south, Sakhalin Island to the west and Siberia to the north.
• Sea of ​​Jolo: A sea located between the Philippines and Malaysia.
• Seto Inland Sea: A sea found between the islands of Japan.
• Kara Sea: A sea belonging to the Arctic Glacial Ocean and located north of Siberia.
• Red Sea: It is a sea located between Africa and Asia.

It is necessary to differentiate what the seas are from the oceans, therefore, in this other lesson we offer you a complete list of the names of the world's oceans with maps so you can find them easily.

The absolute king of the European seas is the Mediterranean, which was very important for the emergence of some of the greatest cultures in the history of civilization. Even so, there are numerous European seas, which are the following:

• Norwegian Sea: It is found off the coast of Norway.
• White sea: Located on the northwest coast of Russia. Shared with Asia.
• Barents Sea: It is a sea located in the Arctic Sea, and that borders Norway and Russia.
• Baltic Sea: It is an inland sea of ​​northern Europe. It connects directly with the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.
• Sea of ​​ireland: It is a small sea that separates the British Isles.
• North Sea: It is a marginal sea located between the coasts of Denmark and Norway, those of the British Isles, and those of Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France.
• English Channel: Connects the Atlantic Ocean with the North Sea.
• Caspian Sea: It is located between Europe and Asia, being considered by many as a lake.
• Black Sea: It is situated between eastern Europe and Asia Minor.
• Cantabrian Sea: It is the sea of ​​the north of Spain.
• Mediterranean Sea: The king of the European seas, being the center of the world for many centuries. It is divided into four seas: Aegean Sea, Adriatic Sea, Tyrrhenian Sea and Ionian Sea.

In this other lesson we will discover a list with the names of the seas of Spain so that you know better all those that surround the peninsula.

America is a huge continent, with a great variety of seas in its different areas. Some of these seas are as follows:

• Sea of ​​Ansenuza: Located in Córdoba, province of Argentina.
• Argentine Sea: It is located between Mar de Plata and the Maldives.
• Sea of ​​Chile: The Chilean government gave this name to the waters that bathe its coasts.
• Silver River: The best known sea in South America, it has always been used as a border for the division of territories.
• Beaufort Sea: Located between Alaska and Canada.
• Bering Sea: Between Siberia and Alaska.
• Labrador Sea: Between the Labrador Peninsula (Canada) and Greenland.
• Caribbean Sea: Located between the Antilles.
• Sea of ​​Cortez: Between California and Mexico.
• Sargasso Sea: The one that makes up the Bermuda Triangles.

To continue with this lesson on world seas names and location, we must talk about the seas of Oceania and Africa, continents with fewer seas than the other three. The African seas are as follows:

• Mediterranean Sea: Shared with Europe and Asia. It is the second largest sea in the world.
• Alboran Sea: Located between the Strait of Gibraltar and the Mediterranean Sea.
• Red Sea: Located between Africa and Asia.
• Arabian Sea: In northeast Africa.

On the other hand, the seas of Oceania are the following:

• Timor Sea: Between the island of Timor and Australia.
• Solomon's Sea: Bounded by the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea.
• Bismarck Sea: Located between New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago.
• Coral Sea: Located off the northeast coast of Australia.
• Sea of ​​philipinas: It is bordered to the west by the Philippine Islands and Taiwan, to the north by Japan, to the east by the Mariana Islands, and to the south by Palau.
• Halmahera Sea: Located in the interior of the Philippine archipelago.
• Tasman Sea: Located between Australia and the Island of Tasmania.

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