IMPORTANT SEAS

IMPORTANT SEAS

NAME	LOCATION, (PART OF OCEAN)	RIVERS DRAINING INTO THEM
Mediterranean sea	Separates Europe from Africa, strait of Gibraltar connects it to the Atlantic ocean.	Tiber (Italy) Rhone (France Ebro (Spain)
White Sea	North of Russia, Arctic Ocean	Mezen, N. Devina, and One an.
Baltic Sea	Atlantic Ocean	Vistula and oder.
North Sea ·         Wide continental shelves of North sea, called as dagger bank, is one of the most productive regions for fishing in the world. ·         North sea is connected to the Baltic sea through kiesl canal.	East of the United Kingdom, Atlantic Ocean.	Elbe and weser (Germany)and Rhine (Netherland).
Irish Sea	Lies between Great Britain and Ireland, Atlantic Ocean.
Ionian sea	North east of Italy, Mediterranean Sea	Po (Italy).
Ionian Sea	Lies between Greece and Italy, Mediterranean Sea.
Black  Sea	Separates Europe from Asia	Dnepr, duster, Danube.
Sea of azov	South east of Ukraine, North of Black Sea	Don.
Sea of Marmara	South west of Black Sea.	Connects black Sea Aegean Sea
Aegean Sea	Lies Between Greece and Anatolia Peninsula (Turkey), Mediterranean Sea.

IMPORTANT SEAS,BAYS AND GULFS

Gulf of Mexico	East of central America. Mississippi river drains.	Atlantic ocean
Gulf of Campeche	East of Mexico	Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic ocean
Gulf of Darien	Between panama city and south America.	Caribbean sea. Atlantic ocean
Caribbean sea	East of central America, known for hurricane generation.	Atlantic ocean
Gulf of panama	Between central America and south America.	Pacific ocean
Gulf of California	Between lower California and western México. Colorado river drains.	Pacific ocean
Gulf of Alaska	South of Alaska.	Pacific ocean
Bering sea	West of Alaska. Between north America and Asia.	Pacific ocean.
Ellesmere island, queen Elizabeth islands, parry islands, banks island, Vitoria island (third largest island of the arctic ocean).	North of Canada	Arctic ocean
Baffin island (second largest island of the arctic Ocean)	Representative example of ice cap, a type of continental glacier, many serrated granitic ridges.	Arctic ocean
Southampton island, Coats island, Marcel island, Ottawa island, Belcher island.	North to south in Hudson bay
Anticosti island	Gulf of st. Lawrence.	Atlantic oceans
Cape Breton island	Novasctia Atlantic ocean	Atlantic ocean

NORTH AMERICA ALASKA

ALASKA

Area: 15, 30, 700 sq. km., rank:1

Capital: Juneau

Largest state in the U.S.A.

Melaspina glacier an example of piedmont glacier is located here prude bay: it has reserves of both oil and gas.

BARROW POINT

·         Located in the northern most part of Alaska.

·         Representative climatic station of arctic tundra.

 IMPORTANT SEAS, BAYS AND GULFS

NAME	LOCATION AND RELATED INFORMATION	PART OF OCEAN
beau fort sea	North of Canada.	Arctic ocean
Fulf of boothia	Between boothia peninsula and Baffin island, north of Canada.	Arctic ocean
Baffin bay	Between Greenland and Baffin island.	Atlantic ocean
Hudson bay	North of Canada.