Seven Seas (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The phrase "Seven Seas" can refer either to a particular set of seven seas or to a great expanse of water in general. The phrase "Seven Seas" has had different linguistic uses during various time periods. In modern times, the International Hydrographic Organization lists over 100 bodies of water known as seas. After the European discovery of America, some people used the term "Seven Seas" to refer to seven of the largest bodies of water in the world: The Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Arctic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, the Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Mexico. Some modern geographical classification schemes count seven oceans in the world: The North Pacific Ocean, the South Pacific Ocean, the North Atlantic Ocean, the South Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and the Arctic Ocean.