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OCEANS AND SEAS ACROSS THE WORLD

27th March, 2022 Prelims

 

ATLANTIC OCEAN

Sea

Bordering Countries/Lands

Argentine sea

Argentina, Uruguay, Antarctica

Baltic sea

Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Russia, Finland

Black sea

Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey

Caribbean Sea

Cuba, Jamaica, Dominican Rep, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras Belize, Venezuela, Columbia, Panama

Gulf of Mexico

US, Mexico, Cuba

Greenland sea

Greenland, Iceland, Svalbard (Norway)

Hudson Bay

Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Nunavut provinces of Canada

Irminger sea

Iceland, Greenland, Canada

James Bay

Quebec and Antario provinces of Canada

Labrador sea

Labrador peninsula of Canada, Greenland

ARCTIC OCEAN 

Sea

Bordering Countries

Baffin bay

Baffin island of Canada, Greenland

Barents sea

Russia, Norway, Sweden, Finland

Beaufort sea

Canada, Alaska of US

Chukchi sea

Alaskan peninsula of US,east Russia

Kara sea

Russia

Lincoln sea

Greenland and Ellesmere island of Canada

Pechora sea

Kola peninsula, Russia

Wandel sea

Greenland

White sea

enclosed between Kola peninsula and mainland Russia

 

INDIAN OCEAN

Sea

Bordering Countries

Arabian sea

Somalia, Yemen, Oman, Iran, Pakistan, India

Andaman sea

India, Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia

Persian Gulf

Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, UAE, Oman

Bay of Bengal

India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka

Gulf of Oman

Pakistan, Iran, UAE, Oman

Gulf of Aden

Yemen, Somalia

Gulf of Kutch

India

Gulf of Khambat(Cambay)

India

Gulf of Mannar

India, Sri Lanka

Laccadive sea

India, Maldives, Sri Lanka

PACIFIC OCEAN 

Sea

Surrounding Countries

Bering sea

Alaska Peninsula of US, East Russia, Kamchatka peninsula of Russia

Bismarck sea

Papua New Guinea

Bohol sea

Philippines

Celebes sea

Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines

Coral sea

Australia, Papua New Guinea, Soloman Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia (France)

East China sea

South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, China

South China sea

China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Cambodia, Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore

Sea of Japan

Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Mainland Russia, Sakhalin island of Russia

Sea of Okhotsk

Kuril and Sakhalin islands of Russia, Kamchatka peninsula, mainland Russia

Java sea

Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi islands of Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore

Philippine sea

Philippines, Taiwan, Indonesia

Sulu sea

Philippines, Palawan islands of Philippines, Malaysia

Tasman sea

mainland Australia, Tasmania Islands, New Zealand

Yellow sea

North Korea, South Korea, China

ANTARCTIC OCEAN 

Sea

Bordering Lands

Amundsen sea

West Antarctica, Cape Flying Fish, Cape Dart

Davis sea

East Antarctica, West Ice shelf, Shackleton ice shelf

Bellingshausen sea

West Antarctica, Alaxender island in east, Peter Island in north

Cooperation sea

East Antarctica, Enderby land, west ice shelf

Cosmonauts sea

East Antarctica, Price Olav coast, Enderby land

Lazarev sea

Pricess Astrid Coast, Queen Maud Land in south

Mawson sea

East Antarctica, Shackleton ice shelf in west, Bowman island in east

Somov sea

Oates coast, Victoria land, George V coast in south

Ross sea

Victoria land, Maries Byrd land, Ross island in east, Roosevelt island in west

Weddell sea

Near western peninsular Antarctica, Coats land, Princess Martha coast