Waterbodies in the World #02

More than two-thirds of Earth's surface is covered by water. Most of this lies in the deep-dark oceans and the other are smaller, shallower seas. Can you guess them all? In this quiz, you have 6m to answer the hints of that particular waterbody. GOOD LUCK!!!

This contains oceans, seas, gulfs, etc.

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Last updated: June 30, 2022

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The swampy shores of this waterbody, lined with lagoons and beaches, are often battered by destructive hurricanes	Gulf of Mexico
This cold sea is dotted with icebergs that drift south from Greenland	Labrador Sea
Dividing America from Europe and Africa, the second-largest ocean covers about 106,460,000 sq. km	Atlantic Ocean
Cut off from the ocean by a chain of around 7,000 islands, such as Saint Lucia, this tropical sea is home to coral reefs	Caribbean Sea
By far the biggest ocean in the world, at around 161,760,000 sq. km, this waterbody covers almost half of the globe and has an average depth of more than 4,000 m - which is more than four times the height of the tallest building in the world, Dubai's Burj Khalifa	Pacific Ocean
Named after a British expedition ship that sailed here, this Antarctic sea has floating ice on which penguins live and cold, rocky islands where they nest	Scotia Sea
Chalk cliffs line parts of this shallow coastal sea in Northern Europe	North Sea

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This scenic European sea lies between the coasts of Italy and Croatia	Adriatic Sea
Despite its dark, sinister name, this almost completely land-locked sea near Turkey is a beautiful, tranquil stretch of water	Black Sea
Frozen for half the year, this Russian sea lies on the edge of the Arctic Ocean	Laptev Sea
Though it is called a sea, this is actually the biggest saltwater lake on Earth, at around 371,000 sq. km	Caspian Sea
Floating ice in winter is a danger to ships crossing this large, cold sea	Sea of Okhotsk
Many of the world's earliest civilizations flourished on the shores of this sea which is surrounded by three continents	Mediterranean Sea
A vital trade route for centuries, this sea also supports a huge fishing industry	Arabian Sea

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The color of the water flowing in from a great Chinese river, gives this water body its name	Yellow Sea
Rocky islands dot the waters of Halong Bay at the southern edge of this sea in the Far East	South China Sea
The shallow coastal waters of this narrow sea between Africa and Asia support coral reefs, Floating algae can sometimes tint the water pale red	Red Sea
Best known for its oil reserves, this waterbody is named after the nation that is known as Iran today	Persian Gulf
Most of this ocean lies in the warm tropical region to the south of the country that it is named after	Indian Ocean
Islands made of hard granite are a feature of this shallow Indonesian sea	Java Sea
This sea is the body of water east of the Great Barrier Reef	Coral Sea