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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:

Reference:

[LOS]

Supplemental references:

Enumerants (presented in a natural order)

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Status	Attribute label	Enumerant label ▾	Concept definition	Code	Ref type	Reference
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 2005/06/07	SEA_NAME	DEAD_SEA	Dead Sea, situated in south-west Asia, landlocked by the <COAST>s of Israel and Jordan.	42
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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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