MetaGlossary.com: Marginal Sea

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A sea on the edge of one of the major oceans - examples include the Mediterranean, Caribbean and Baltic seas.

http://www.volvooceanadventure.org/volvooceanadventure/article.php/glossary...

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A small ocean basin created when sea-floor spreading occurs behind an island arc.

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a part of ocean partially enclosed by land such as island s, archipelago s, or peninsula s

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a sea bordering a continent and separated

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A marginal sea is a part of ocean partially enclosed by land such as islands, archipelagos, or peninsulas. Unlike mediterranean seas, marginal seas have ocean currents caused by ocean winds.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marginal_sea

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