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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	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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]
STD 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]

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