Geography Of The World

Seas

Norwegian Sea

Covering an area of 1,383,000 km2, the Norwegian Sea is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean located in Northern Europe.

Seas

Laptev Sea

Covering an area of 714,000 km2, the Laptev Sea is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean that is located to the north of Siberia, Russia.

Seas

Barents Sea

Covering an area of 1,405,000 km2, the Barents Sea is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean. It is located along the northern coasts of Norway and Russia.

Islands

Puerto Rico

The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is an island group consisting of the main island of Puerto Rico and numerous other smaller islands.

Seas

Ionian Sea

The Ionian Sea is situated to the south of the Adriatic Sea. It is bounded by the island of Sicily, the Salento Peninsula, and Calabria of southern Italy.

Seas

Kara Sea

Covering an area of 880,000 km2, the Kara Sea is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean that is located to the north of Siberia, Russia.

Gulfs

Gulf Of Fonseca

The Gulf of Fonseca is a shallow water body that is bordered by Honduras in the northeast, El Salvador in the northwest, and Nicaragua in the southeast.

Gulfs

Gulf Of Oman

Covering a total area of 181,000 km2, The Gulf of Oman is a western extension of the Arabian Sea and is situated in the Middle East.

Seas

Irish Sea

The Irish Sea begins on the edges of the North Channel and St. George's Channel and separates the island of Great Britain, UK, from the island of Ireland. 

Straits

Denmark Strait

The Denmark Strait is a navigational passage between Greenland and Iceland. The very cold East Greenland current passes through it.

Gulfs

Gulf Of Aqaba

The northern portion of the Red Sea is divided by the Sinai Peninsula into the Gulf of Aqaba in the east and the Gulf of Suez in the west.

Peninsulas

Arabian Peninsula

The Arabian Peninsula is the world’s largest peninsula by area, covering 3.2 million square kilometers. It was formed between 56 and 23 million years ago.

Peninsulas

Korean Peninsula

One of Asia’s main peninsulas is the Korean Peninsula, located in East Asia. It is a large landform that extends about 1,100 km into the Pacific Ocean.

Gulfs

Gulf Of Mexico

Covering an area of 1,507,639 km2, the Gulf of Mexico is a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean and the world’s largest gulf.

Peninsulas

Iberian Peninsula

The Iberian Peninsula is Europe's second-largest peninsula after the Scandinavian Peninsula. It is located on the continent's southwestern tip

Bays

Hudson Bay

The Hudson Bay is named for the Dutch explorer Sir Henry Hudson who explored these waters in 1610 while looking for a Northwest Passage to Asia.

Seas

Red Sea

The Red Sea is a semi-enclosed, warm strip of saltwater and an inlet (or extension) of the Indian Ocean that separates the continent of Africa from Asia.

Bays

Bay Of Bengal

The Bay of Bengal is the Indian Ocean’s second-largest subdivision after the Arabian Sea. It has a surface area of 2,600,000 km2.

Gulfs

Persian Gulf

The Persian Gulf is part of the Indian Ocean, and is located in Western Asia as an extension of the Gulf of Oman via the Strait of Hormuz.

Seas

Baltic Sea

The Baltic Sea is one of the seas of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the ocean’s 15th largest sea, covering an area of approximately 377,000 km2.

Seas

Black Sea

The Black Sea is one of the marginal seas of the Atlantic and the ocean’s 13th largest sea. I

Lakes

Caspian Sea

The Caspian Sea is the world’s largest water body that is enclosed or bordered by land on all sides. It is located between Asia and Europe.

Seas

Aegean Sea

The Mediterranean Sea is made up of 12 marginal seas of varied surface area. One such subdivision of the Mediterranean Sea is the Aegean Sea.

Seas

North Sea

The North Sea is one of the numerous seas in the Atlantic Ocean. It is part of the North-East Atlantic Region and opens into the Atlantic Ocean via the English Channel.

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