the Mediterranean is a tideless sea

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• Red Sea — The Red Sea is a salt water inlet of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia. The connection to the ocean is in the south through the Bab el Mandeb sound and the Gulf of Aden. In the north are the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Aqaba, and the Gulf …   Wikipedia

• MEDITERRANEAN SEA —    so called by the ancients as lying in the presumed middle of the earth surrounded by Europe, Asia, and Africa; the largest enclosed sea in the world; its communication with the Atlantic is Gibraltar Strait, 9 m. wide; it communicates with the… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Black Sea — noun a sea between Europe and Asia; a popular resort area of eastern Europeans • Syn: ↑Euxine Sea • Instance Hypernyms: ↑sea • Part Meronyms: ↑Sea of Azov, ↑Sea of Azof, ↑Sea of Azoff * * * a sea between E …   Useful english dictionary

• Baltic Sea — a sea in N Europe, bounded by Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Germany. ab. 160,000 sq. mi. (414,000 sq. km). * * * Sea, northern Europe. An arm of the Atlantic Ocean, connecting with the North Sea, it is 1,056 mi …   Universalium