# Are various seas considered part of the oceans they are connected to?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 22, 2009, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-various-seas-considered-part-of-the-oceans-they-are-connected-to/514779 "2009-10-22T20:43:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![sweeteviljesus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2009, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-various-seas-considered-part-of-the-oceans-they-are-connected-to/514779/1 "2009-10-22T20:43:13Z")

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For example, is the Caribbean part of the Atlantic or is it just the Caribbean? What about the Mediterranean or the Gulf of Finland or the Black Sea?

Thanks,  
Rob

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**Author:** ![Floater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dc4da7/32.png) [@Floater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Floater)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-various-seas-considered-part-of-the-oceans-they-are-connected-to/514779/2 "2009-10-23T07:08:40Z")

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If you ask me I have no problems with the Gulf of Finland and the Bothnian Bay being parts of the Baltic Sea, which is in itself part of the Atlantic.

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**Author:** ![GreasyJack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/df705f/32.png) [@GreasyJack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreasyJack)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-various-seas-considered-part-of-the-oceans-they-are-connected-to/514779/3 "2009-10-23T07:23:54Z")

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According to the CIA, they are: [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/zh.html](https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/zh.html)

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**Author:** ![Floater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dc4da7/32.png) [@Floater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Floater)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-various-seas-considered-part-of-the-oceans-they-are-connected-to/514779/4 "2009-10-23T07:31:06Z")

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Like the question of what is an island and what is a continent this is just a matter of opinion and definition anyway.