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European seas
- Black SeaThe Black Sea began as a landlocked freshwater lake during the last ice age, when global sea levels were more than 120 meters lower than they are today.
- Kara SeaThe Kara Sea stretches from Cape Kohlsaat on Graham Bell Island to Cape Molotov on Komsomolets Island. This line marks the northern limit of a marginal sea…
- White SeaThe International Hydrographic Organization defines the northern limit of the White Sea as a line joining Svyatoy Nos and Cape Kanin.
- Adriatic SeaThe Adriatic Sea sits on the Apulian or Adriatic Microplate, a tectonic fragment that separated from the African Plate during the Mesozoic era.
- Baltic SeaThe Baltic Sea stretches from 53°N to 66°N latitude, enclosing a unique body of water that is the world's largest brackish basin.
- Barents SeaThe Barents Sea sits off the northern coasts of Norway and Russia, a shallow shelf sea with an average depth that remains relatively low compared to other…
- Sea of AzovThe Sea of Azov holds the title of the shallowest sea on Earth. Its average depth measures just 7 meters, while the maximum depth reaches only 13 to 14…
- Aegean SeaThe Aegean Sea stretches as an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean, covering an area that varies in estimates but remains a significant body of water…
- North SeaThe North Sea lies between Great Britain, Denmark, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France. It covers an area of 575,000 square kilometers with…
- Mediterranean SeaThe Mediterranean Sea holds about 2,500,000 square kilometers of water, yet that represents only 0.7% of the global ocean surface.
- English ChannelThe English Channel first developed as an arm of the Atlantic Ocean during the Pliocene period, which spanned from 5.3 to 2.6 million years ago.
- Norwegian SeaThe Norwegian Sea began to form approximately 250 million years ago when the Eurasian Plate and the North American Plate started moving apart.
- Pechora SeaThe Pechora Sea sits northwest of European Russia, forming the southeastern portion of the Barents Sea. It is bordered to the west by Kolguyev Island and to…