1-Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is considered the most famous sea in the world, it is basically connected with the Atlantic Ocean which is a second biggest ocean in the world. The Mediterranean Sea is encircled by the Mediterranean region and almost thoroughly surrounded by the land: on the east by Levant, on the north by Anatolia and Southern Europe and on the south by North Africa. The average depth of Mediterranean Sea is 1,500 meters, its surface area is about 970,000 square miles and the volume of its water is 3,750,000 cubic kilometer.
2-Bering Sea
The Bering Sea is second in the list of the top ten seas of the world. It is basically a marginal sea and it is connected with the Pacific Ocean which is the biggest sea in the world. By the Alaska Peninsula, the Bering Sea is divided from the Gulf of Alaska and it is bordered on the west by Kamchatka Peninsula and the Russian Far East, on the east by Alaska, on the north by Bering Strait and on the south by the Aleutian Islands. The Bering Sea covers the area of more than 2,000,000 square kilometers on the surface.
3-Red Sea
The Red Sea, also known as the "Erythraean Sea", comes on the number three in the list of the top ten seas in the world. It is basically a saltwater inlet of the "Indian Ocean" which is a third biggest ocean in the world with whom it is connected in the south. In the north of the Red Sea, there is the Gulf of Suez, the Sinai Peninsula and also the Gulf of Aqaba. This The Red Sea covers the surface area of 438, 000 km2 and the volume of the water is 233, 000 cubic kilometer.
4-Caspian Sea
The Caspian Sea comes on the number four in the list of the top ten seas in the world. It is considered the largest lake of the world and a full-fledged sea, it is situated between Asia and Europe and bounded to the west by Azerbaijan, to the northeast by Kazakhstan, to the south by Iran and to the northwest by Russia. The Caspian Sea has a surface area of 371, 000 km2 and the volume of the water is 78, 200 cubic kilometer. The ancient inhabitants, because of its large size and its saltiness considered it as an ocean.
5-Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is regarded as the fifth most famous sea in the list of the top ten seas in the world. It is a sea which is connected to the Atlantic Ocean encircled by Finland, Scandinavia, the North European Plain and the Baltic countries. The Baltic Sea includes the Bay of Bothnia, The Gulf of Riga, the Gulf of Bothnia and the Gulf of Finland. Baltic Sea is also known as "East Sea", West Sea" and it has the surface area of 377, 000 km2 and the volume of the water is 21,700 cubic kilometer.
6-Arabian Sea
The Arabian Sea comes on the number six in the list of the top ten seas in the world. It is a region of the northern Indian Ocean and it is bounded on the west by northeastern Arabian Peninsula and Somalia, on the north by Iran and Pakistan and on the east by India. The Arabian Sea has two main branches, in the southwest the Gulf of Aden and to the northwest the Gulf of Oman. The surface area of the Arabian Sea is about 3,862,00 km2, the maximum depth of the sea is 4,652 meters and the maximum width of the sea is 2,400 kilometers.
7-South China Sea
The South China Sea comes on the number seven in the list of the top ten seas in the world. It is basically a marginal sea that is related with the Pacific Ocean and it encompasses and the area from the Malacca Straits and Singapore to the Strait of Taiwan, it covers the surface area of about 3,500,000 square kilometers. The South China Sea Islands, collectively an island The group, number in the hundreds and the importance of the area result from the world's shipping sailing through the waters which are containing gas and oil reserves.
8-Caribbean Sea
The Caribbean Sea is also included in the list of the top ten seas in the world. It is situated in the areas of the Western Hemisphere, it is bounded by the Central America and the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico to the southwest and west. The complete area of the Caribbean Sea, a great number of islands of the West Indies and coasts all are collectively called "the Caribbean". It is included in the largest seas of the world because it covers the surface area of 2,754,000 square kilometers, its coastline has many bays and gulfs.
9-Tasman Sea
The Tasman Sea comes on the number nine in the list of the top ten seas in the world. It is also basically a marginal sea which belongs to the South Pacific Ocean and it is situated between New Zealand and Australia. The Tasman Sea is informally known as "The Ditch" in both New Zealand and Australian English. The Tasman Sea has a great number of mid-sea island groups and it is quite apart from the coastal islands which are located just near the Australian and New Zealand mainlands.
10-The Sea of Azov
The Sea of Azov comes on the number ten in the list of the top ten seas in the world. It is located in the south-eastern Europe, it is also known as a Black Sea's northern extension. The Sea of Azov is connected to the Black sea by the narrow Strait of Kerch and it is bounded in the east by Russia, in the north by Ukraine and by the Crimean Peninsula in the west. The sea covers the area of more than 39,000 square kilometers and the volume of water is 290 cubic kilometers.
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