Named seas: smaller, typically partly enclosed divisions of the ocean, or a large landlocked or near-landlocked saline body conventionally called a sea, such as the Caspian Sea or the Dead Sea. Belongs here: a named sea. Does not belong here: one of the five oceans, held under Oceans, or a gulf or bay, which this atlas separates out under Gulfs and Bays.
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Sea: A large body of water, usually saline and connected to the oceans.
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