SEA
The term sea refers to certain large amounts of water, but there is inconsistency as to its precise definition and application. Most commonly, a sea may refer to a large expanse of saline water connected with an ocean but it is also used sometimes for a large saline lake that lacks a natural outlet, e.g. the Caspian Sea. Colloquially, the term is used as a synonym for ocean. Additionally, large lakes, such as the Great Lakes of North America, are occasionally referred to as "inland seas".
| Rank | Body of water | Square miles (square kilometres) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pacific Ocean | 64,196,000 sq mi (166,266,877 km²) |
| 2 | Atlantic Ocean | 33,400,000 sq mi (86,505,603 km²) |
| 3 | Indian Ocean | 28,400,000 sq mi (73,555,662 km²) |
| 4 | Arctic Ocean | 5,100,000 sq mi (13,208,939 km²) |
| 5 | Arabian Sea | 1,491,000 sq mi (3,861,672 km²) |
| 6 | South China Sea | 1,148,000 sq mi (2,973,306 km²) |
| 7 | Caribbean Sea | 971,000 sq mi (2,514,878 km²) |
| 8 | Mediterranean Sea | 969,000 sq mi (2,509,698 km²) |
| 9 | Bering Sea | 873,000 sq mi (2,261,060 km²) |
| 10 | Bay of Bengal | 838,612 sq mi (2,171,995 km²) |
| 11 | Gulf of Mexico | 582,000 sq mi (1,507,373 km²) |
| 12 | Sea of Okhotsk | 537,000 sq mi (1,390,824 km²) |
| 13 | Sea of Japan | 391,000 sq mi (1,012,685 km²) |
| 14 | Hudson Bay | 282,000 sq mi (730,377 km²) |
| 15 | East China Sea | 257,000 sq mi (665,627 km²) |
| 16 | Andaman Sea | 218,100 sq mi (564,876 km²) |
| 17 | Red Sea | 175,000 sq mi (453,248 km²) |
| 18 | Black Sea | 168,500 sq mi (436,413 km²) |
| 19 | North Sea | 165,000 sq mi (427,348 km²) |
| 20 | Baltic Sea | 147,000 sq mi (380,728 km²) |
| 21 | Yellow Sea | 113,500 sq mi (293,964 km²) |
| 22 | Persian Gulf | 88,800 sq mi (229,991 km²) |
| 23 | Gulf of California | 59,000 sq mi (152,809 km²) |
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