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Oh NOOOOOOOO!

All this talk abot there not being 7 continents got me thinking.
Damn :headbang:
Must.... Stop.... It.....

I think the seven seas are a British Maritime reference to the North Atlantic, South Atlanic, Indian Ocean, Meditarian Sea, North Sea, the South China Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.

I could be very wrong.

Of course there are seven seas, the pirates said so!
And you must believe the pirates!
Avast wi' ye, if ye don't, ye scurvy dogs, it's ten good lashes with the cat-o-nine!

Oh NOOOOOOOO!

All this talk abot there not being 7 continents got me thinking.
Damn :headbang:
Must.... Stop.... It.....

I know there are 5 oceans (not that, that helps)

The main seas are:
Red sea
Mediterranean Sea
Persian Gulf
Black Sea
Adriatic Sea
Caspian Sea
Indian Ocean

I know the indian ocean is there because it was the last sea with reference to the seven seas. Nowadays there are lots of smaller seas that are not includeed so technically no there arn't seven seas

I think the seven seas are a British Maritime reference to the North Atlantic, South Atlanic, Indian Ocean, Meditarian Sea, North Sea, the South China Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.

I could be very wrong.

my seven were "supposedly" the ancient seven seas but we have a few in common so niether of us are tottally wrong :)

I looked it up... and it's a medieval europe/arabian term. I think I'm wrong.

My seas would be -
Mediterrarean
Black
Red
Caspian
Persian Gulf
Atlantic
Arabian/(North+Baltic)

I actually think it was a completely random number pulled out of some guy's ass when he first said it and it caught on. You know, like the words of today, like cool.

http://wonderclub.com/Atlas/sevensea.htm
What and Where are the Seven Seas?
The Seven Seas is a figurative term referring to all the seas and oceans of the world and the correct answer to the question depends on whom you ask, or what reference material you use.

Many experts and encyclopedias will list the modern Seven Seas as the:

Arctic
Antarctic
North and South Atlantic
North and the South Pacific
and the Indian Ocean

During the Age of Discovery (1450-1650), some list the Seven Seas as the then seven navigable seas of the world:

Atlantic
Arctic
Indian
and Pacific Oceans
and the
Mediterranean Sea,
the Caribbean Sea,
and the Gulf of Mexico

While others disagree and report the ancient Seven Seas to be the:

Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Black Sea
Adriatic Sea
Caspian Sea
and the
Persian Gulf
and the Indian Ocean

And it doesn't end there.... The ancient Hindus, Chinese, Persians, Romans and more referred to the Seven Seas as completely different bodies of water.

YARRR! All us fellas sail the 7 seas, ya scurvy dog!

*Throws LP into Davey Joneses locker*