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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
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]  
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