Outline of Enclosed Coastal Seas in the World
International EMECS Center, 2003, Environmental Guidebook on the Enclosed Coastal Seas of the World
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Enclosed Sea
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Area
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Surface area
( km2 ) |
Volume
( km3 ) |
Average depth
( m ) |
Maximum depth
( m ) |
Overview
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1
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Chesapeake Bay
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North America
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18,130
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0.068
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6.4
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53
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2
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San Francisco Bay
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North America
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1,222
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6
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5
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109
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3
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Gulf of Mexico
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North America
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1,535,015
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2,434
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1,615
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4,384
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4
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Mediterranean Sea
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Europe,Africa
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2,500,000
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3,700,000
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1,500
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4,982
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5
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North Sea
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Europe
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750,000
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94,000
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95
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700
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6
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Balitic Sea
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Europe
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415,266
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21,721
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52.3
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459
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7
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Persian Gulf
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West Asia
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260,000
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9,100
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35
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>100
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8
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Gulf of Thailand
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Asia
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320,000
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14,400
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45
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80
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9
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Bohai Sea
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East Asia
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7,284
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131
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18
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85
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10
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Seto Inland Bay
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East Asia(Japan)
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23,203
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8,815
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38
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-
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11
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Black Sea
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Europe,Asia
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423,000
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547,000
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1,240
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2,212
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12
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Puget Sound
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North America
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approx. 2,500
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approx. 170
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approx. 65
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283
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13
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Hudson Bay
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Canada
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760,000
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95,000
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125
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234
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14
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Gulf of California
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Mexico
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approx. 170,000
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-
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-
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over 2,000
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15
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Caribbean Sea
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North & South America
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2,515,900
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-
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-
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7,535m
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16
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Red Sea
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Middle East & African
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440,000
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230,560
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524
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2,920
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17
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Bay of Bengal
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East Asis
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approx. 2,000,000
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-
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-
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-
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18
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South China Sea
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East Asia
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3,600,000
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4,320,000
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over 1,200
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5,000
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19
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Yellow Sea
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East Asia
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4000,000
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17,600
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44
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100
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20
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East China Sea
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East Asia
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752,000
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263,000
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350
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2720
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21
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Sea of Japan
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East Asia (Japan)
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1,300,000
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1,750,000
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1,350
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3,796
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