Environmental Data Coding Specifcation        ISO IEC LogosRight Title Graphic
Home Browse Search Download Submissions FAQs Contact
 

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 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]  
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]  

Group membership:

In addition to the status and date information for each entry, a colour coding scheme highlights the database holding to which an entry belongs. The following highlight colours are used:

  • white - the entry is in the standard
  • yellow - the entry has been added to the register
  • pink - the entry has been submitted for inclusion in the register, but it is not approved
  • cyan - a deprecated entry that was originally either in the standard or was added to the register, but has since been deprecated

The following icons are used to identify items that have figures, modifications and/or clarification notes:

  • F n - has Figures and, if more than one figure, n figures
  • M - has Modifications
  • C - has Clarifications

Bottom Bar Graphic

 Send mail to webmaster with questions or comments about this web site.