# The Seven Seas

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-seven-seas/220503>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 22, 2003, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-seven-seas/220503 "2003-12-22T19:36:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![ZakRyerson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a6a055/32.png) [@ZakRyerson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZakRyerson)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2003, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-seven-seas/220503/1 "2003-12-22T19:36:54Z")

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A Two Part Question:

What is the oldest refernce to “The Seven Seas” ?

Am I the only person who feels that the following listing )From “Schott’s Original Miscellany”) is Bogus?

The Seven Seas:

Antacrtic Ocean  
Arctic Ocean  
Indian Ocean  
North Atlantic Ocean  
North Pacific Ocean  
South Atlantic Ocean  
South Pacific Ocean

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**Author:** ![Flash-57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/839c29/32.png) [@Flash-57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flash-57)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2003, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-seven-seas/220503/2 "2003-12-22T20:49:44Z")

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[http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/infopage/sevensea.htm](http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/infopage/sevensea.htm)