Bicoastal
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Wed Nov-28-07 06:25 PM
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Today's GeoCRAZY Question: The So-Called Seas. |
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There are several bodies of water, commonly referred to as Seas, that are actually technically lakes--they're completely surrounded by land. Name at least 5.
Bonus Question: To be called a Sea, a salty body of water must be connected to an ocean, either by a strait or the presence of islands. Keeping that in mind--what's considered to be the smallest true Sea in the world?
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Wed Nov-28-07 08:49 PM
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Edited on Wed Nov-28-07 09:10 PM by muriel_volestrangler
Caspian, Dead, Salton, Aral, Sea of Galilee.
Smallest: Sea of Marmara?
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Wed Nov-28-07 10:20 PM
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This one wasn't as popular as yesterday's--thanks for putting it out of its misery.
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Wed Nov-28-07 10:26 PM
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3. Not fair! She left out the Salton Sea. |
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Wed Nov-28-07 10:34 PM
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If she did, she corrected it before I saw her post.
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Wed Nov-28-07 10:40 PM
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:yoiks:
BTW, I like the geography threads. I would have kicked it but I was lost in New Jersey for four hours.
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Thu Nov-29-07 05:24 AM
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8. I'll confess to what the edit was |
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At first, I didn't have the Sea of Galilee, and used 'North Aral' and 'South Aral' instead - it has dried up, from its feeding rivers being diverted for irrigation, so much that it has split into 2 or more parts. But I had felt that was a bit sneaky, and I eventually remembered what is at the other end of the River Jordan.
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Wed Nov-28-07 10:38 PM
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5. I should also point out that the Gulf of California... |
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...is sometimes referred to as the Sea of Cortes. I doubt it brings up any happy memories for Mexico, though.
Also, some consider the Persian Gulf to be a Sea. A gulf is supposed to be a large bay, ie, the "arm" of a sea. It's all very confusing, especially compared to land geography, which is usually fairly cut and dry in comparison.
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Thu Nov-29-07 02:37 AM
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7. It has also been called the Vermilion Sea, |
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which I think is a very evocative name...
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Thu Nov-29-07 05:32 AM
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9. Oh yes, I think those could be counted as seas |
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especially with an appropriate name like "Sea of Cortes". But I think both are considerably larger than the Sea of Marmara - it's only about 100 miles by 50.
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