Statistics for Waterbodies in the World #02

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Dividing America from Europe and Africa, the second-largest ocean covers about 106,460,000 sq. km	Atlantic Ocean	100%
Most of this ocean lies in the warm tropical region to the south of the country that it is named after	Indian Ocean	78%
Chalk cliffs line parts of this shallow coastal sea in Northern Europe	North Sea	78%
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	78%
Despite its dark, sinister name, this almost completely land-locked sea near Turkey is a beautiful, tranquil stretch of water	Black Sea	67%
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	67%
Though it is called a sea, this is actually the biggest saltwater lake on Earth, at around 371,000 sq. km	Caspian Sea	67%
Many of the world's earliest civilizations flourished on the shores of this sea which is surrounded by three continents	Mediterranean Sea	67%
Best known for its oil reserves, this waterbody is named after the nation that is known as Iran today	Persian Gulf	67%
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	67%
Rocky islands dot the waters of Halong Bay at the southern edge of this sea in the Far East	South China Sea	67%
The color of the water flowing in from a great Chinese river, gives this water body its name	Yellow Sea	67%
This scenic European sea lies between the coasts of Italy and Croatia	Adriatic Sea	56%
This sea is the body of water east of the Great Barrier Reef	Coral Sea	44%
Islands made of hard granite are a feature of this shallow Indonesian sea	Java Sea	44%
The swampy shores of this waterbody, lined with lagoons and beaches, are often battered by destructive hurricanes	Gulf of Mexico	33%
This cold sea is dotted with icebergs that drift south from Greenland	Labrador Sea	33%
Floating ice in winter is a danger to ships crossing this large, cold sea	Sea of Okhotsk	33%
A vital trade route for centuries, this sea also supports a huge fishing industry	Arabian Sea	22%
Frozen for half the year, this Russian sea lies on the edge of the Arctic Ocean	Laptev Sea	22%
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	22%