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EA:  SEA_NAME

Status: STD 2005/06/07
Code: 1187
Concept definition: The name of a major <WATERBODY> (for example: a <SEA>, a <MARINE_STRAIT>, a <MARINE_GULF>, and/or a <MARINE_BAY>); sea name.
 
Attribute value type: ENUMERATION
Reference type: PR
Reference: [LOS]
Supplemental references:  
Enumerants (presented in a natural order)
Status Attribute label Enumerant label ▾ Concept definition Code Ref type Reference Supplemental references
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME ADRIATIC_SEA Adriatic Sea as defined in [LOS, 3.1.2.1]. The Adriatic Sea is situated in the north-western part of the Mediterranean eastern <WATERBODY_BASIN>, generally between the <COAST>s of Italy, Yugoslavia and Albania. 1 PR [LOS, 3.1.2.1]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME AEGEAN_SEA Aegean Sea as defined in [LOS, 3.1.2.4]. The Aegean Sea is situated generally between the <COAST>s of Greece and Turkey. 2 PR [LOS, 3.1.2.4]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME ALBORAN_SEA Alboran Sea as defined in [LOS, 3.1.1.2]. The Alboran Sea is situated generally between the southern <COAST> of Spain and the <COAST>s of Algeria and Morocco. 3 PR [LOS, 3.1.1.2]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME AMUNDSEN_SEA Amundsen Sea as defined in [LOS, 10.11]. The Amundsen Sea is situated generally off the <COAST> of Marie Byrd Land and westward of Thurston Island. 4 PR [LOS, 10.11]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME ANADYRSKIY_ZALIV Anadyrskiy Zaliv as defined in [LOS, 7.9]. The Anadyrskiy Zaliv is situated generally north-westward and adjacent to the <<<BERING_SEA>>> and bounded by the Siberian <COAST>. 5 PR [LOS, 7.9]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME ANDAMAN_SEA Andaman Sea as defined in [LOS, 5.13]. The Andaman Sea is situated generally between the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the <COAST>s of Myanmar and Thailand. 6 PR [LOS, 5.13]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME ARABIAN_SEA Arabian Sea as defined in [LOS, 5.8]. The Arabian Sea is situated generally in the northern part of the Indian Ocean. 7 PR [LOS, 5.8]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME ARAFURA_SEA Arafura Sea as defined in [LOS, 5.15]. The Arafura Sea is a component of the Indian Ocean generally lying between the south-western part of New Guinea and the northern <COAST> of Australia. 8 PR [LOS, 5.15]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME ARU_SEA Aru Sea as defined in [LOS, 6.13]. The Aru Sea lies off the southern <COAST> of Irian Jaya, and is generally bounded on the south by the <<<ARAFURA_SEA>>> and on the west by the <<<BANDA_SEA>>> and <<<CERAM_SEA>>>s. 9 PR [LOS, 6.13]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME BAFFIN_BAY Baffin Bay as defined in [LOS, 9.12]. The Baffin Bay is situated generally between the eastern <COAST> of Ellesmere, Devon, Bylot and Baffin Islands on the west, and the western and north-western <COAST>s of Greenland on the east. 10 PR [LOS, 9.12]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME BALEAR_SEA Balear Sea as defined in [LOS, 3.1.1.3]. The Balear Sea is situated generally between the eastern <COAST> of Spain and the Islas Baleares. 11 PR [LOS, 3.1.1.3]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME BALI_SEA Bali Sea as defined in [LOS, 6.9]. The Bali Sea is situated generally southward and adjacent to the <<<JAWA_SEA>>>, between the eastern <COAST> of Jawa and the western <COAST> of Sumbawa. 12 PR [LOS, 6.9]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME BALTIC_SEA Baltic Sea as defined in [LOS, 2]. The Baltic Sea is an enclosed <SEA> opening only to the <<<SKAGERRAK>>>, generally bounded by the <COAST>s of Sweden, Finland, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Germany and Denmark. 13 PR [LOS, 2]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME BANDA_SEA Banda Sea as defined in [LOS, 6.14]. The Banda Sea is generally bounded on the north by Buru and Ceram, on the east by Nuhu Cut and Yamdena, on the south by Moa, Timor, Alor, Pantar and Kawula, and on the west by Sulawesi and the <<<FLORES_SEA>>>. 14 PR [LOS, 6.14]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME BARENTS_SEA Barents Sea as defined in [LOS, 9.4]. The Barents Sea is situated generally off the north-eastern <COAST> of Norway and the north-western <COAST> of Russia. 15 PR [LOS, 9.4]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME BASS_STRAIT Bass Strait as defined in [LOS, 8.4.1]. The Bass Strait is a component of the <<<TASMAN_SEA>>> and is situated generally between the south-eastern <COAST> of Australia and Tasmania. 16 PR [LOS, 8.4.1]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME BAY_OF_BENGAL Bay of Bengal as defined in [LOS, 5.12]. The Bay of Bengal is situated in the northern part of the Indian Ocean, generally between the <COAST>s of Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and the western side of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. 17 PR [LOS, 5.12]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME BAY_OF_BISCAY Bay of Biscay (or Golfe de Gascogne) as defined in [LOS, 1.8]. The Bay of Biscay is situated generally between the western <COAST> of France and the northern <COAST> of Spain. 18 PR [LOS, 1.8]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME BAY_OF_BOTHNIA Bay of Bothnia as defined in [LOS, 2.2.2]. The Bay of Bothnia is the northern of the two <WATERBODY_BASIN>s comprising the <<<GULF_OF_BOTHNIA>>>, and is situated generally between the eastern <COAST> of Sweden and the western <COAST> of Finland. 19 PR [LOS, 2.2.2]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME BAY_OF_FUNDY Bay of Fundy as defined in [LOS, 1.12]. The Bay of Fundy is situated generally on the eastern <COAST> of North America, bounded on the west, the north and the east by the <COAST> of Maine, in the United States, and the <COAST>s of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, in Canada. 20 PR [LOS, 1.12]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME BEAUFORT_SEA Beaufort Sea as defined in [LOS, 9.15]. The Beaufort Sea is situated generally off the northern <COAST>s of Alaska and Canada, and bounded on the east by Prince Patrick and Banks Islands. 21 PR [LOS, 9.15]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME BELLINGSHAUSEN_SEA Bellingshausen Sea as defined in [LOS, 10.12]. The Bellingshausen Sea is generally located west of the Antarctic Peninsula and confined by Peter I Island and Thurston Island. 22 PR [LOS, 10.12]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME BERING_SEA Bering Sea as defined in [LOS, 7.8]. The Bering Sea is situated generally in the northern part of the North Pacific Ocean and bounded on the west by the <COAST>s of Poluostrov Kamchatka and Siberia, on the east by the <COAST> of Alaska, and on the south by the Aleutian Islands. 23 PR [LOS, 7.8]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME BISMARCK_SEA Bismarck Sea as defined in [LOS, 8.1]. The Bismarck Sea is situated generally off the north-eastern <COAST> of Papua New Guinea and bounded by the Bismarck Archipelago. 24 PR [LOS, 8.1]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME BLACK_SEA Black Sea as defined in [LOS, 3.3]. The Black Sea is an enclosed <SEA> situated in the north-eastern part of the Mediterranean <REGION>, generally bounded by the <COAST>s of Bulgaria, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Georgia and Turkey, connected through the Kerch Strait with the <<<SEA_OF_AZOV>>> on the north, and through the Bosporus with the <<<SEA_OF_MARMARA>>> on the south-west. 25 PR [LOS, 3.3]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME BOTHNIAN_SEA Bothnian Sea as defined in [LOS, 2.2.1]. The Bothnian Sea is the southern of the two <WATERBODY_BASIN>s comprising the <<<GULF_OF_BOTHNIA>>>, and is situated generally between the eastern <COAST> of Sweden and the western <COAST> of Finland. 27 PR [LOS, 2.2.1]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME BO_HAI Bo Hai as defined in [LOS, 7.4.1]. The Bo Hai is situated in the north-west part of the <<<YELLOW_SEA>>> and is generally bounded by the <COAST> of China. 26 PR [LOS, 7.4.1]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME BRANSFIELD_STRAIT Bransfield Strait as defined in [LOS, 10.14]. The Bransfield Strait is situated generally between the South Shetland Islands and the northern part of the Antarctic Peninsula. 28 PR [LOS, 10.14]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME BRISTOL_CHANNEL Bristol Channel as defined in [LOS, 1.5]. The Bristol Channel is situated generally north-eastward and adjacent to the <<<CELTIC_SEA>>> and bounded on the north, the east, and the south by the <COAST>s of Wales and England. 29 PR [LOS, 1.5]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME CARIBBEAN_SEA Caribbean Sea as defined in [LOS, 1.10]. The Caribbean Sea is situated generally between the northern <COAST> of South America, the eastern <COAST> of Central America and the islands of the West Indies. 30 PR [LOS, 1.10]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME CASPIAN_SEA Caspian Sea, situated in north-west Asia, landlocked by the <COAST>s of Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkmenistan. 31  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME CELEBES_SEA Celebes Sea as defined in [LOS, 6.21]. The Celebes Sea is situated generally between the eastern <COAST>s of Sabah (East Malaysia) and Kalimantan, the northern <COAST> of Sulawesi and on the north by the <COAST> of Mindanao. 32 PR [LOS, 6.21]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME CELTIC_SEA Celtic Sea as defined in [LOS, 1.6]. The Celtic Sea is situated generally between the southern <COAST> of Ireland, the south-western <COAST>s of Wales and England, the north-western <COAST> of France and the Celtic shelf-edge. 33 PR [LOS,1.6]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME CENTRAL_BALTIC_SEA Central Baltic Sea as defined in [LOS, 2.1]. The Central Baltic Sea is situated generally between the southeast <COAST> of Sweden, the southwest extremity of Finland and the <COAST> of Europe from Estonia, westward to Germany and Denmark. 34 PR [LOS, 2.1]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME CERAM_SEA Ceram Sea as defined in [LOS, 6.16]. The Ceram Sea is generally bounded on the north by Mangoli, Obi Mayor and Kofiau, on the east by the <COAST> of Irian Jaya, on the south by Nuhu Cut, Ceram and Buru, and on the west by Sanana. 35 PR [LOS, 6.16]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME CHUCKCHI_SEA Chuckchi Sea as defined in [LOS, 9.16]. The Chuckchi Sea is situated generally between the north-eastern <COAST> of Siberia and the north-western <COAST> of Alaska. 36 PR [LOS,9.16]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME COASTAL_WATERS_SOUTHEAST-
_ALASKA_BRITISH_COLUMBIA		 Coastal Waters of south-east Alaska and British Columbia as defined in [LOS, 7.11]. These coastal waters are situated generally in the north-eastern part of the North Pacific Ocean, between the coast of North America and the Alexander, Queen Charlotte and Vancouver Islands. 37 PR [LOS, 7.11]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME CORAL_SEA Coral Sea as defined in [LOS, 8.3]. The Coral Sea is situated generally between the eastern <COAST> of Australia in the west, and the Santa Cruz Islands, Vanuatu and Norfolk Island in the east, and is bordered on the north by the <<<SOLOMON_SEA>>> and the southern <COAST> of Papua New Guinea and on the south by the <<<TASMAN_SEA>>>. 38 PR [LOS, 8.3]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME COSMONAUTS_SEA Cosmonauts Sea as defined in [LOS, 10.4]. The Cosmonauts Sea is situated generally adjacent to the Antarctic <COAST> of Dronning Maud Land and Enderby Land. 39 PR [LOS, 10.4]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME DAVIS_SEA Davis Sea as defined in [LOS, 10.6]. The Davis Sea is situated generally adjacent to the King Leopold and the Queen Astrid <COAST>s, stretching eastward to the Shackleton Ice Shelf. 40 PR [LOS, 10.6]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME DAVIS_STRAIT Davis Strait as defined in [LOS, 9.9]. The Davis Sea is situated generally between Baffin Island and Greenland. 41 PR [LOS, 9.9]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME DEAD_SEA Dead Sea, situated in south-west Asia, landlocked by the <COAST>s of Israel and Jordan. 42  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME DOVER_STRAIT Dover Strait (or Pas de Calais) as defined in [LOS, 1.7.1]. The Dover Strait is situated generally between the southern extremity of the British Isles and the northern extremity of France. 43 PR [LOS, 1.7.1]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME DRAKE_PASSAGE Drake Passage as defined in [LOS, 4.3 and 10.13]. The Drake Passage is situated generally between the southern and eastern extremities of South America and the South Shetland Islands, lying north of the Antarctic Peninsula. 44 PR [LOS, 4.3 and 10.13]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME DUMONT_DURVILLE_SEA Dumont d'Urville Sea as defined in [LOS, 10.8]. The Dumont d'Urville Sea is situated generally adjacent to the <COAST>s of Terre Adelie and George V Land. 45 PR [LOS, 10.8]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME EASTERN_BASIN_MEDITERRANEAN-
_SEA		 Mediterranean Sea, Eastern Basin as defined in [LOS, 3.1.2]. The Eastern Basin of the Mediterranean Sea is generally bounded by the <COAST>s of Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Yugoslavia, Albania, Greece, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Egypt, Libya and Tunisia. 48 PR [LOS, 3.1.2]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME EAST_CHINA_SEA East China Sea as defined in [LOS, 7.3]. The East China Sea is situated generally between the <COAST> of mainland China, the south-western part of Japan and the Nansei Shoto. 46 PR [LOS, 7.3]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME EAST_SIBERIAN_SEA East Siberian Sea as defined in [LOS, 9.1]. The East Siberian Sea is situated generally off the north-eastern <COAST> of Russia. 47 PR [LOS, 9.1]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME ENGLISH_CHANNEL English Channel (or La Manche) as defined in [LOS, 1.7]. The English Channel is situated generally between the southern <COAST> of England and the northern <COAST> of France and links the <<<NORTH_SEA>>> and the <<<CELTIC_SEA>>>. 49 PR [LOS,1.7]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME FLORES_SEA Flores Sea as defined in [LOS, 6.10]. The Flores Sea is situated generally between the <<<JAWA_SEA>>> and the <<<BANDA_SEA>>>, bounded on the north by the southern <COAST> of Sulawesi and on the south by the northern <COAST>s of Sumbawa and Flores. 50 PR [LOS, 6.10]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME GREAT_AUSTRALIAN_BIGHT Great Australian Bight as defined in [LOS, 5.16]. The Great Australian Bight is a component of the Indian Ocean and is situated generally on the southern <COAST> of Australia. 51 PR [LOS, 5.16]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME GREAT_BARRIER_REEF Great Barrier Reef (coastal waters) as defined in [LOS, 8.3.2]. The Great Barrier Reef is situated in the <<<CORAL_SEA>>> generally off the north-eastern <COAST> of Australia. 52 PR [LOS, 8.3.2]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME GREENLAND_SEA Greenland Sea as defined in [LOS, 9.6]. The Greenland Sea is situated off the north-eastern <COAST> of Greenland and is generally bounded by the Svalbard on the north-east, and by Jan Mayen on the south. 53 PR [LOS, 9.6]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME GULF_OF_ADEN Gulf of Aden as defined in [LOS, 5.5]. The Gulf of Aden is a wide <MARINE_STRAIT> generally linking the <<<RED_SEA>>> and the <<<ARABIAN_SEA>>>. 54 PR [LOS, 5.5]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME GULF_OF_ALASKA Gulf of Alaska as defined in [LOS, 7.10]. The Gulf of Alaska is situated in the northern part of the North Pacific Ocean, generally bounded on the west by the <COAST> of the Alaskan Peninsula, and on the north and the east by the <COAST> of Alaska. 55 PR [LOS, 7.10]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME GULF_OF_AQABA Gulf of Aqaba as defined in [LOS, 5.3]. The Gulf of Aqaba is situated north-eastward and adjacent to the <<<RED_SEA>>>, generally bounded by the <COAST>s of the Sinai Peninsula and the Arabian Peninsula. 56 PR [LOS, 5.3]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME GULF_OF_BERAU Gulf of Berau as defined in [LOS, 6.17]. The Gulf of Berau is situated eastward and adjacent to the <<<CERAM_SEA>>> and is generally bounded on the north, the east and the south by the western <COAST> of Irian Jaya. 57 PR [LOS, 6.17]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME GULF_OF_BONE Gulf of Bone as defined in [LOS, 6.15]. The Gulf of Bone is situated westward and adjacent to the <<<BANDA_SEA>>> and is generally bounded on the west, the north and the east by the <COAST> of Sulawesi. 58 PR [LOS, 6.15]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME GULF_OF_BOTHNIA Gulf of Bothnia as defined in [LOS, 2.2]. The Gulf of Bothnia is situated generally between the eastern <COAST> of Sweden and the western <COAST> of Finland. 59 PR [LOS, 2.2]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME GULF_OF_CALIFORNIA Gulf of California as defined in [LOS, 7.12]. The Gulf of California is situated in the eastern part of the North Pacific Ocean, generally between the eastern <COAST> of the Peninsula of Baja California and the western <COAST> of Mexico. 60 PR [LOS, 7.12]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME GULF_OF_CARPENTARIA Gulf of Carpentaria as defined in [LOS, 5.15.1]. The Gulf of Carpentaria is a large indentation of the <<<ARAFURA_SEA>>> into the northern <COAST> of Australia. 61 PR [LOS, 5.15.1]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME GULF_OF_FINLAND Gulf of Finland as defined in [LOS, 2.3]. The Gulf of Finland is situated generally in the eastern part of the <<<BALTIC_SEA>>> and is bounded by the southern <COAST> of Finland and the northern <COAST> of Estonia. 62 PR [LOS, 2.3]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME GULF_OF_GUINEA Gulf of Guinea as defined in [LOS, 1.9]. The Gulf of Guinea is situated generally off the <COAST>s of Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, on the western coast of Africa. 63 PR [LOS, 1.9]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME GULF_OF_MANNAR Gulf of Mannar as defined in [LOS, 5.10]. The Gulf of Mannar is situated eastward and adjacent to the <<<LAKSHADWEEP_SEA>>> and is generally bounded by the <COAST> of India on the north-west and by the <COAST> of Sri Lanka on the east. 64 PR [LOS, 5.10]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME GULF_OF_MEXICO Gulf of Mexico as defined in [LOS, 1.11]. The Gulf of Mexico is an almost enclosed <SEA> situated in the western extremity of the North Atlantic Ocean and is generally bounded by the eastern <COAST> of Mexico, the Gulf <COAST> of the United States of America and the north-western <COAST> of Cuba, connected through the Straits of Florida with the North Atlantic Ocean in the east, and through the Yucatan Channel with the <<<CARIBBEAN_SEA>>> in the south-east. 65 PR [LOS, 1.11]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME GULF_OF_OMAN Gulf of Oman as defined in [LOS, 5.7]. The Gulf of Oman is a wide <MARINE_STRAIT> linking the <<<PERSIAN_GULF>>> and the <<<ARABIAN_SEA>>>. 66 PR [LOS, 5.7]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME GULF_OF_PANAMA Gulf of Panama as defined in [LOS, 7.13]. The Gulf of Panama is situated in the south-eastern part of the North Pacific Ocean, generally bounded on the west, the north and the east by the Pacific <COAST> of Panama. 67 PR [LOS, 7.13]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME GULF_OF_PAPUA Gulf of Papua as defined in [LOS, 8.3.3]. The Gulf of Papua is generally the northern part of the <<<CORAL_SEA>>>. 68 PR [LOS, 8.3.3]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME GULF_OF_RIGA Gulf of Riga as defined in [LOS, 2.5]. The Gulf of Riga is situated in the eastern part of the <<<BALTIC_SEA>>>, partially surrounded by Latvia. 69 PR [LOS, 2.5]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME GULF_OF_ST_LAWRENCE Gulf of St. Lawrence as defined in [LOS, 1.13]. The Gulf of St. Lawrence is situated in Canada, generally between the <COAST>s of Quebec, Labrador, Island of Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. 70 PR [LOS, 1.13]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME GULF_OF_SUEZ Gulf of Suez as defined in [LOS, 5.2]. The Gulf of Suez is situated north-westward and adjacent to the <<<RED_SEA>>>, generally bounded by the <COAST>s of Africa and the Sinai Peninsula. 71 PR [LOS, 5.2]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME GULF_OF_THAILAND Gulf of Thailand as defined in [LOS, 6.3]. The Gulf of Thailand is situated south-westward and adjacent to the <<<SOUTH_CHINA_SEA>>>, generally bounded by the <COAST>s of West Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia and Viet Nam. 72 PR [LOS, 6.3]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME GULF_OF_TOMINI Gulf of Tomini as defined in [LOS, 6.20]. The Gulf of Tomini is situated westward and adjacent to the <<<MALUKU_SEA>>>, generally bounded on the north, the west and the south by the north-eastern <COAST> of Sulawesi. 73 PR [LOS, 6.20]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME GULF_OF_TONKIN Gulf of Tonkin as defined in [LOS, 6.2]. The Gulf of AlasTonkinka is situated north-westward and adjacent to the <<<SOUTH_CHINA_SEA>>>, generally bounded by the <COAST>s of Viet Nam and China, and the western <COAST> of Hai-nan Tao (China). 74 PR [LOS, 6.2]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME HALMAHERA_SEA Halmahera Sea as defined in [LOS, 6.18]. The Halmahera Sea is situated generally between Halmahera and Irian Jaya, bounded by the North Pacific Ocean on the east and by the <<<CERAM_SEA>>> on the south. 75 PR [LOS, 6.18]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME HUDSON_BAY Hudson Bay as defined in [LOS, 9.11]. The Hudson Bay is situated off the north-eastern part of the North American continent and is generally bounded on the east, the south and the west by the northern <COAST> of Canada, and connected on the north with the <<<NORTHWESTERN_PASSAGES>>> and the <<<HUDSON_STRAIT>>>. 76 PR [LOS, 9.11]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME HUDSON_STRAIT Hudson Strait as defined in [LOS, 9.10]. The Hudson Strait is situated between the northern <COAST> of Quebec and the southern <COAST> of Baffin Island, and generally links <<<HUDSON_BAY>>> with <<<DAVIS_STRAIT>>>. 77 PR [LOS, 9.10]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME ICELAND_SEA Iceland Sea as defined in [LOS, 9.8]. The Iceland Sea is generally limited by the <<<GREENLAND_SEA>>> to the north, the <<<NORWEGIAN_SEA>>> to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the <COAST> of northern and eastern Iceland and further east by the Atlantic Ocean. 78 PR [LOS, 9.8]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME INNER_SEAS Inner Seas off the west <COAST> of Scotland as defined in [LOS, 1.3]. The Inner Seas are situated generally between the western <COAST> of Scotland, the eastern <COAST>s of the Outer Hebrides Islands, and the northern <COAST> of Ireland. 79 PR [LOS, 1.3]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME IONIAN_SEA Ionian Sea as defined in [LOS, 3.1.2.3]. The Ionian Sea is situated generally between the eastern <COAST> of Sicilia and the southern <COAST> of Italy on the west, and the western <COAST> of Greece on the east. 80 PR [LOS, 3.1.2.3]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME IRISH_SEA_AND_ST_GEORGES-
_CHANNEL		 Irish Sea and St. George's Channel as defined in [LOS, 1.4]. The Irish Sea and St. George's Channel are situated generally between the eastern <COAST> of Ireland and the western <COAST>s of Scotland, England and Wales. 81 PR [LOS, 1.4]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME JAWA_SEA Jawa Sea as defined in [LOS, 6.7]. The Jawa Sea is situated generally between the southern <COAST> of Kalimantan and the northern <COAST> of Jawa. 82 PR [LOS, 6.7]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME JOSEPH_BONAPARTE_GULF Joseph Bonaparte Gulf as defined in [LOS, 5.14.1]. The Joseph Bonaparte Gulf is generally an indentation of the <<<TIMOR_SEA>>> into the north-western <COAST> of Australia. 83 PR [LOS, 5.14.1]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME KARA_SEA Kara Sea as defined in [LOS, 9.3]. The Kara Sea is situated generally off the northern <COAST> of Russia. 84 PR [LOS, 9.3]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME KATTEGAT Kattegat as defined in [LOS, 2.9]. The Kattegat is a wide <MARINE_STRAIT> situated in the north-western part of the <<<BALTIC_SEA>>>, generally between the <<<SKAGERRAK>>> and <<<THE_SOUND>>>, <<<STOREBAELT>>> and <<<LILLEBAELT>>> and between the eastern <COAST> of Denmark and the south-western <COAST> of Sweden. 85 PR [LOS, 2.9]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME LABRADOR_SEA Labrador Sea as defined in [LOS, 1.14]. The Labrador Sea is situated in the north-western part of the North Atlantic Ocean, generally between the eastern <COAST>s of Labrador and the Island of Newfoundland (Canada) and the southern extremity of Greenland. 86 PR [LOS, 1.14]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME LAKSHADWEEP_SEA Lakshadweep Sea as defined in [LOS, 5.9]. The Lakshadweep Sea is generally bounded by the Lakshadweep and Maldives Islands on the west, and by the south-western <COAST>s of India and Sri Lanka on the east. 87 PR [LOS, 5.9]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME LAPTEV_SEA Laptev Sea as defined in [LOS, 9.2]. The Laptev Sea is situated generally off the northern <COAST> of Russia. 88 PR [LOS, 9.2]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME LAZAREV_SEA Lazarev Sea as defined in [LOS, 10.2]. The Lazarev Sea is situated generally adjacent to the Prinsesse Astrid Coast of Dronning Maud Land. 89 PR [LOS, 10.2]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME LIAODONG_WAN Liaodong Wan as defined in [LOS, 7.4.2]. The Liaodong Wan is situated in the <<<YELLOW_SEA>>>, generally north-east of and adjacent to the <<<BO_HAI>>> and bounded by the <COAST> of China. 90 PR [LOS, 7.4.2]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME LIGURE_SEA Ligure Sea as defined in [LOS, 3.1.1.4]. The Ligure Sea is situated generally between the north-western <COAST> of Italy and the northern extremity of Corse. 91 PR [LOS, 3.1.1.4]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME LILLEBAELT Lillebaelt (The Little Belt) as defined in [LOS, 2.8]. The Lillebaelt is situated generally in the south-western part of the <<<BALTIC_SEA>>>, between the eastern <COAST>s of Denmark and Germany and the Danish islands of Fyn, Langeland and Aero. 92 PR [LOS, 2.8]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME LINCOLN_SEA Lincoln Sea as defined in [LOS, 9.13]. The Lincoln Sea is situated generally between the northern <COAST>s of Ellesmere Island and Greenland. 93 PR [LOS, 9.13]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME MAKASSAR_STRAIT Makassar Strait as defined in [LOS, 6.8]. The Makassar Sea is situated generally between the eastern <COAST> of Kalimantan and the western <COAST> of Sulawesi, and links the <<<JAWA_SEA>>> and the <<<SULAWESI_SEA>>>. 94 PR [LOS, 6.8]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME MALACCA_STRAIT Malacca Strait as defined in [LOS, 6.5]. The Malacca Sea is situated generally between the <COAST>s of Thailand and West Malaysia on the north and the <COAST> of Sumatra on the south. 95 PR [LOS, 6.5]  
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2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME MALUKU_SEA Maluku Sea as defined in [LOS, 6.19]. The Maluku Sea is generally bounded on the north by Sangihe and Talaud, on the east by Halmahera, on the south by Obi Mayor, Mangoli and Taliabu, and on the west by the north-eastern <COAST> of Sulawesi. 96 PR [LOS, 6.19]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME MAWSON_SEA Mawson Sea as defined in [LOS, 10.7]. The Mawson Sea is situated generally adjacent to the Knox Coast, off the Shackleton Ice Shelf and eastward of Cape Poinsett. 97 PR [LOS, 10.7]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME MCMURDO_SOUND McMurdo Sound as defined in [LOS, 10.10.1]. The McMurdo Sea is situated generally between Ross Island and the Antarctic mainland <COAST>. 98 PR [LOS, 10.10.1]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME MEDITERRANEAN_SEA Mediterranean Sea as defined in [LOS, 3.1]. The Mediterranean Sea is generally bounded by the <COAST>s of southern Europe, western Asia and north Africa, opening only, on the west, to the North Atlantic Ocean through the Strait of Gibraltar and, on the north-east, to the <<<SEA_OF_MARMARA>>> through the Dardanelles. 99 PR [LOS, 3.1]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME MOZAMBIQUE_CHANNEL Mozambique Channel as defined in [LOS, 5.1]. The Mozambique Channel is the wide passage situated on the eastern <COAST> of Africa generally between the <COAST>s of Mozambique and Madagascar. 100 PR [LOS, 5.1]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME NATUNA_SEA Natuna Sea as defined in [LOS, 6.4]. The Natuna Sea is situated generally between the north-eastern <COAST> of Sumatra and the western <COAST> of Kalimantan. 101 PR [LOS, 6.4]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME NORTHWESTERN_PASSAGES Northwestern Passages as defined in [LOS, 9.14]. The Northwestern Passages are situated generally between the northern <COAST> of Canada and the off-lying islands of the Northwest Territories of Canada. 103 PR [LOS, 9.14]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME NORTH_SEA North Sea as defined in [LOS, 1.2]. The North Sea is situated generally between the eastern <COAST>s of the British Isles and the western <COAST> of Europe. 102 PR [LOS, 1.2]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME NORWEGIAN_SEA Norwegian Sea as defined in [LOS, 9.7]. The Norwegian Sea is situated off the western <COAST> of Norway and is generally bounded by the southern extremity of the Svalbard on the north, by Jan Mayen on the west, and by Fugloy on the south-west. 104 PR [LOS, 9.7]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME PALK_STRAIT_AND_BAY Palk Strait and Palk Bay as defined in [LOS, 5.11]. The Palk Strait and Palk Bay are situated south-westward and adjacent to the <<<BAY_OF_BENGAL>>> and are generally bounded by the <COAST> of India on the north-west and by the north-western <COAST> of Sri Lanka on the south-east. 105 PR [LOS, 5.11]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME PERSIAN_GULF Persian Gulf, or Arabian Gulf, as defined in [LOS, 5.6]. The Persian Gulf is generally bounded by the <COAST>s of Oman, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq and Iran. 106 PR [LOS, 5.6]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME PHILIPPINE_SEA Philippine Sea as defined in [LOS, 7.1]. The Philippine Sea is situated in the south-western part of the North Pacific Ocean, and is generally bounded by the Philippine Islands and the eastern <COAST> of T'ai-wan on the west, by the Nansei Shoto on the north-west, by the southern <COAST> of Japan on the north, and by the Marianas on the east. 107 PR [LOS, 7.1]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME RED_SEA Red Sea as defined in [LOS, 5.4]. The Red Sea is situated generally between the <COAST>s of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. 108 PR [LOS, 5.4]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME RIISER_LARSEN_SEA Riiser-Larsen Sea as defined in [LOS, 10.3]. The Riiser-Larsen Sea is situated generally adjacent to the Prinsesse Ragnhild Coast of Dronning Maud Land. 109 PR [LOS, 10.3]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME RIO_DE_LA_PLATA Rio de la Plata as defined in [LOS, 4.1]. The Rio de la Plata is the mouth of a large <RIVER> between the <COAST>s of Uruguay and Argentina, limited on the south-east by the South Atlantic Ocean. 110 PR [LOS, 4.1]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME ROSS_SEA Ross Sea as defined in [LOS, 10.10]. The Ross Sea is a major indentation on the eastern side of Antarctica, largely surrounded by the Antarctic shoreline, of which a major part is the edge of the Ross Ice Shelf. 111 PR [LOS, 10.10]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME SAWU_SEA Sawu Sea as defined in [LOS, 6.12]. The Sawu Sea is generally bounded on the north by Flores, Kawula, Pantar and Alor Islands, and on the south by Pulau Sumba, Dana, Roti and Timor. 112 PR [LOS, 6.12]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME SCOTIA_SEA Scotia Sea as defined in [LOS, 4.2]. The Scotia Sea is generally bounded by the south-eastern extremity of South America and the South Shetland Islands on the west and by South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands to the north and east. 113 PR [LOS, 4.2]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME SEA_OF_AZOV Sea of Azov as defined in [LOS, 3.4]. The Sea of Azov is a shallow enclosed <SEA> situated north-east of the <<<BLACK_SEA>>> and generally bounded by the <COAST>s of Russia and Ukraine, connected only with the <<<BLACK_SEA>>> through the Kerch Strait on the south. 114 PR [LOS, 3.4]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME SEA_OF_CRETE Sea of Crete, the southern part of the <<<AEGEAN_SEA>>>, located between Crete to the south and the Cyclades to the north. 115  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME SEA_OF_JAPAN Sea of Japan as defined in [LOS, 7.6]. The Sea of Japan is situated generally between the Asian <COAST> and the islands of Japan and Sakhalin. 116 PR [LOS, 7.6]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME SEA_OF_MARMARA Sea of Marmara as defined in [LOS, 3.2]. The Sea of Marmara is an enclosed <SEA> situated generally in the north-western part of Turkey, connected through the Bosporus with the <<<BLACK_SEA>>> on the north-east, and through the Dardanelles with the <<<AEGEAN_SEA>>> on the south-west. 117 PR [LOS, 3.2]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME SEA_OF_OKHOTSK Sea of Okhotsk as defined in [LOS, 7.7]. The Sea of Okhotsk is situated in the north-western part of the North Pacific Ocean and is generally bounded by the <COAST>s of Ostrov Sakhalin, mainland Russia, Kuril'skiye Ostrova and Hokkaido. 118 PR [LOS, 7.7]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME SETO_NAIKAI Seto Naikai as defined in [LOS, 7.5]. The Seto Naikai is a small enclosed <SEA> situated in Japan and generally bounded on the north and the east by the southern <COAST> of Honshu, and on the south by the northern <COAST>s of Shikoku and Kyushu, connected through the Kanmon Kaikyo with the <<<SEA_OF_JAPAN>>> in the west, and through Bungo Suido and Kii Suido with the <<<PHILIPPINE_SEA>>> in the south. 119 PR [LOS, 7.5]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME SINGAPORE_STRAIT Singapore Strait as defined in [LOS, 6.5.1]. The Singapore Strait is generally bounded on the north by the southern <COAST>s of the Malay Peninsula and Singapore Island, and on the south by the northern <COAST>s of the islands of Karimun Kecil, Pemping Besar, Batam and Bintan. 120 PR [LOS, 6.5.1]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME SKAGERRAK Skagerrak as defined in [LOS, 1.1]. The Skagerrak is a wide <MARINE_STRAIT> linking the <<<NORTH_SEA>>> and the <<<BALTIC_SEA>>>. 121 PR [LOS, 1.1]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME SODRUZHETSVA_SEA Sodruzhetsva (Cooperation) Sea as defined in [LOS, 10.5]. The Sodruzhetsva is situated generally adjacent to the Antarctic Continent <COAST> between Enderby Land and the West Ice Shelf. 122 PR [LOS, 10.5]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME SOLOMON_SEA Solomon Sea as defined in [LOS, 8.2]. The Solomon Sea is situated generally between the eastern <COAST> of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. 123 PR [LOS, 8.2]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME SOMOV_SEA Somov Sea as defined in [LOS, 10.9]. The Somov Sea is situated generally adjacent to George V Land and Oates Land and is partially encompassed by the Balleny Islands. 124 PR [LOS, 10.9]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME SOUND_SEA Sound Sea as defined in [LOS, 2.4]. The Sound Sea is situated generally in the eastern part of the Baltic Region, west of Estonia. 125 PR [LOS, 2.4]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME SOUTH_CHINA_SEA South China Sea as defined in [LOS, 6.1]. The South China Sea generally borders the <COAST> of China. 126 PR [LOS, 6.1]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME STOREBAELT Storebaelt (The Great Belt) as defined in [LOS, 2.7]. The Storebaelt is situated in the south-western part of the <<<BALTIC_SEA>>>, generally between the Danish islands of Sjaelland and Lolland on the east, and Fyn and Langeland on the west. 127 PR [LOS, 2.7]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME STRAIT_OF_GIBRALTAR Strait of Gibraltar as defined in [LOS, 3.1.1.1]. The Strait of Gibraltar is situated between the southern <COAST> of Spain and the northern <COAST> of Morocco, linking the North Atlantic Ocean and the <<<MEDITERRANEAN_SEA>>>. 128 PR [LOS, 3.1.1.1]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME STRAIT_OF_SICILIA Strait of Sicilia as defined in [LOS, 3.1.2.2]. The Strait of Sicilia is situated generally between the southern <COAST> of Sicilia and the eastern <COAST> of Tunisia. 129 PR [LOS, 3.1.2.2]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME SULAWESI_SEA Sulawesi Sea, situated generally between the Sulu Archipelago and Mindinao to the north, Kalimantan to the west, the <<<MAKASSAR_STRAIT>>> and Sulawesi to the south, and the northern part of the <<<MALUKU_SEA>>> to the west. 130  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME SULU_SEA Sulu Sea as defined in [LOS, 6.22]. The Sulu Sea is generally bounded on the north by Mindoro, on the east by Panay, Negros and Mindanao on the south by the north-eastern <COAST> of Sabah (East Malaysia), and on the west by Palawan. 131 PR [LOS, 6.22]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME SUMBA_STRAIT Sumba Strait as defined in [LOS, 6.11]. The Sumba Sea is generally bounded on the south by Sumba and on the north by Sumbawa and Flores, linking the Indian Ocean and the <<<SAWU_SEA>>> with the <<<FLORES_SEA>>>. 132 PR [LOS, 6.11]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME SUNDA_STRAIT Sunda Strait as defined in [LOS, 6.6]. The Sunda Sea is situated generally between the Sumatra and Jawa Islands, linking the Indian Ocean with the <<<JAWA_SEA>>>. 133 PR [LOS, 6.6]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME TAI_WAN_STRAIT T'ai-wan Strait as defined in [LOS, 7.2]. The T'ai-wan Strait is a wide passage situated between the <COAST>s of mainland China and T'ai-wan, linking the <<<EAST_CHINA_SEA>>> and the <<<SOUTH_CHINA_SEA>>>. 134 PR [LOS, 7.2]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME TASMAN_SEA Tasman Sea as defined in [LOS, 8.4]. The Tasman Sea is situated generally between the south-eastern <COAST> of Australia and New Zealand in the east and west, and between the <<<CORAL_SEA>>> and the Antarctic (or Southern) Ocean to the north and south. 135 PR [LOS, 8.4]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME TATARSKIY_PROLIV Tatarskiy Proliv as defined in [LOS, 7.6.1]. The Tatarskiy Proliv is situated at the northern end of the <<<SEA_OF_JAPAN>>>, generally between the <COAST>s of mainland Russia and Ostrov Sakhalin, connected on the north and through the Proliv Nevel'skogo, with the <<<SEA_OF_OKHOTSK>>>. 136 PR [LOS, 7.6.1]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME THE_SOUND The Sound as defined in [LOS, 2.6]. The Sound is situated in the south-western part of the <<<BALTIC_SEA>>>, generally between the Danish island of Sjaelland and the south-western <COAST> of Sweden. 137 PR [LOS, 2.6]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME TIMOR_SEA Timor Sea as defined in [LOS, 5.14]. The Timor Sea is a component of the Indian Ocean situated generally between the north-west <COAST>s of Australia and Timor. 138 PR [LOS, 5.14]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME TIRRENO_SEA Tirreno Sea as defined in [LOS, 3.1.1.5]. The Tirreno Sea is situated in the <<<MEDITERRANEAN_SEA>>> generally between the western <COAST> of Italy, the northern <COAST> of Sicilia and the eastern <COAST>s of Sardegna and Corse. 139 PR [LOS, 3.1.1.5]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME TORRES_STRAIT Torres Strait as defined in [LOS, 8.3.1]. The Torres Strait is situated in the <<<CORAL_SEA>>> generally between the southern <COAST> of Papua New Guinea and north-eastern Australia. 140 PR [LOS, 8.3.1]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME TRYOSHNIKOVA_GULF Tryoshnikova Gulf as defined in [LOS, 10.6.1]. The Tryoshnikova Gulf is situated generally in the southern part of the <<<DAVIS_SEA>>>. 141 PR [LOS, 10.6.1]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME TYRRHENIAN_SEA Tyrrhenian Sea, situated in the <<<MEDITERRANEAN_SEA>>> off the western <COAST> of Italy, generally bounded on the west by Corsica and Sardinia, on the north by Liguria, and on the east by Tuscany, Latium, Campania, and Calabria. 142  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME WEDDELL_SEA Weddell Sea as defined in [LOS, 10.1]. The Weddell Sea is a major indentation on the north-west <COAST> of Antarctica generally between the Antarctic Peninsula on the west and the main body of Antarctica to the south. 143 PR [LOS, 10.1]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME WESTERN_BASIN_MEDITERRANEAN-
_SEA		 Mediterranean Sea, Western Basin as defined in [LOS, 3.1.1]. The Western Basin of the Mediterranean Sea is generally bounded by the <COAST>s of Spain, France, Monaco and Italy on the north and the east, and by the <COAST>s of Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco on the south. 144 PR [LOS, 3.1.1]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME WHITE_SEA White Sea as defined in [LOS, 9.5]. The White Sea is situated southward and adjacent to the <<<BARENTS_SEA>>> and is generally bounded by the north-western <COAST> of Russia. 145 PR [LOS, 9.5]  
STD
2005/06/07		 SEA_NAME YELLOW_SEA Yellow Sea as defined in [LOS, 7.4]. The Yellow Sea is situated north-westward and adjacent to the <<<EAST_CHINA_SEA>>>, generally between the <COAST> of China and the western <COAST> of Korea and includes the <<<BO_HAI>>> and <<<LIAODONG_WAN>>>. 146 PR [LOS, 7.4]  
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