Marginal sea

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Marginal seas as defined by the IMO
The Arabian Sea as a marginal sea of the Indian Ocean

In oceanography, a marginal sea is a sea partially enclosed by islands, archipelagos, or peninsulas, adjacent to or widely open to the open ocean at the surface, and/or bounded by submarine ridges on the sea floor.[1][clarification needed]

Marginal seas of the world

The Norwegian Sea

Sources differ over which seas are considered marginal seas as well as which ocean a given sea is considered a marginal part of. There is no single ultimate authority on the matter.

Marginal seas of the Arctic Ocean:

The Irish Sea

Marginal seas of the Atlantic Ocean:

Marginal seas of the Indian Ocean:

Aegean, Adriatic, Ionian, and Tyrrhenian seas

Marginal seas of the Mediterranean Sea:

Marginal sea of the Black Sea:

Coral Sea

Marginal seas of the Pacific Ocean:

Marginal seas of the Southern Ocean:

The Caribbean Sea is sometimes defined as a marginal sea,[4] sometimes as a mediterranean sea.[1]

The Caspian Sea is also sometimes defined as a marginal sea, and also the Dead Sea and the Garabogazköl.

References

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  2. Kara Sea, Encyclopædia Britannica
  3. Laptev Sea, Encyclopædia Britannica
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  6. Andaman Sea, Encyclopædia Britannica

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