Seas and Bays are subdivisions of the larger bodies of water that compose the World Ocean.
Caribbean Sea (Atlantic): is a marginal sea, located in the western portion of the tropical zone. Located between North & South America, it officially extends north from South America to Greater Antilles (Cuba being a convenient mental marker) and east from the southern part of Mexico and Central America as far as the lesser Antilles (which make an arc from the eastern end of Great Antilles south(ish) to Venezuela. The sea is named for the Carib people who were living there at the time of European discovery.
Mediterranean Sea (Atlantic): located east of the Atlantic between Europe, Africa and the Levant, is considered to be the arm of the Atlantic Ocean, to which it is connected by the narrow connection at the Strait of Gibraltar. The English name is of Latin derivation, coming from the words meaning middle and land- a fair description of the fact that it is almost completely enclosed. It is possible, too, that the term was meant to indicate that the sea was at the centre of the world, not just that it was surrounded by land.
Hudson Bay (Arctic): the second largest body of water called a bay (behind only to Bay of Bengal), located in the north of Canada, specifically bordered by Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba & Nunavut. While some authorities prefer to call it a part of the Atlantic Ocean, to which it is also linked by way of Hudson Strait, the international Hydrographic Organization specifically named it as a sub-division of the Arctic Ocean.
East Siberian Sea (Arctic): lying north of the Siberian coast, is indeed chilly, to put it mildly. It runs as far north as the Arctic Cape, a headland on the most northerly of the Komsomolets islands, and is bordered to the west by the Laptev Sea, from which it is separated by the New Siberian Islands. On the east by the Chukchi Sea: north of Bering Strait between Russia & Alaska.
Sea of Okhotsk (Pacific): the Kamchatka Peninsula, projecting south from the eastern part of Russia into the Pacific Ocean, forms the eastern boundary of the Sea of Okhotsk, while Siberian coast forms the northern and western edges. The Kuril islands extends in an arc from the southern tip of the Kamchatka Peninsula southwest to the Japanese Island of Hokkaido, forming the boundary between the Sea of Okhotsk and the Pacific Ocean. North of Hokkaido the Russian island of Sakhalin separates the Sea of Okhota River, which has its mouth ear the town of Okhotsk. The word ‘okat’ means river in ‘Even’, the language of the Reindeer hunters and herders who live in the region.
Coral Sea (Pacific): is located off the northeast coast of Australia, specifically the state of Queensland. The eastern part of New Guinea forms the northwest of the sea, with the Torres Strait: between Queensland New Guinea, an oceanic border. On the north, it extends to the Solomon Sea (near the Solomon Islands), on the east Vanuatu and New Caledonia from the boundary, and to the south merges with the Tasman Sea, with the boundary set at 30 degrees south.
Andaman Sea (Indian): located in the northeastern Indian Ocean, extends along the coast of Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysian Peninsula, south nearly to Sumatra and the Strait of Malacca. Its western edge is defined by Andaman & Nicobar Islands, which separate it from the Bay of Bengal.
Bay of Bengal (Indian): is in the northern part of Indian Ocean, between India and Indochina, with Bangladesh on its north. The southern boundary is formed by a line from Sri Lanka to Sumatra, and on the west the Andaman & Nicobar Islands separate it from the Andaman Sea. The English name comes from the Bengal region. Other cultures have historically used a range of names, mostly generically referring to the name of one or more rivers that flow into it.
Ross Sea (Southern): is the area south of Latitude, where the world’s oceans join and surround the continent of Antarctica. The Ross Sea is the part of the Southern Ocean which stems the Pacific Ocean. It is found between Victoria Land to the west and Marie Byrd Land to the east. The Southern part of the Sea which extends to about 200 miles from the South Pole is covered by the Ross Island Shelf. This area was explored by James Clark Ross in 1841.
Weddell Sea (Southern): is in the Atlantic portion of the Southern Ocean, a bay that runs between the Antarctic Peninsula east to Cape Norvegia in Queen Maude Island. In 1900 it was renamed to honour a Scottish Sailor, James Weddell who had named it after king George IV in 1823. Unlike the Ross Sea, on the other side of the Antarctic Peninsula, the Weddell Sea has a strong surface winds and treacherous weather.
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