Geography Of The World

Straits

Bosporus Strait

The Bosphorus Strait is located in northwestern Turkey and separates Thrace from Anatolia. It connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara

Islands

Babuyan Islands

The Babuyan Islands are a group of volcanic islands forming the northern extension of the Philippine Archipelago, located in the Pacific Ocean.

Islands

Crete

The island of Crete, located in the southern part of the Aegean Sea, is the world’s 88th largest island and also the largest among all the islands of Greece.

Lakes

Lake Winnebago

Lake Winnebago is Wisconsin’s largest lake, located entirely within its borders, and it's the 28th largest lake in the country.

Seas

Greenland Sea

The Greenland Sea is one of the largest marginal seas of the Arctic Ocean. It is located east of the island of Greenland.

Lakes

Great Slave Lake

Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories is Canada’s second-largest lake located entirely in the country after Great Bear Lake.

Gulfs

Gulf Of Naples

The Gulf of Naples is an embayment of the Tyrrhenian Sea in Italy. It is famous for its scenic beauty and volcanic mountains, including Mount Vesuvius.

Straits

Drake Passage

The Drake Passage is a water body between South America and Antarctica, specifically between Cape Horn in Chile and South Shetland Island in Antarctica.

Straits

Bering Strait

One of the major strategic straits in the Pacific is the Bering Strait, separating two of the world’s largest countries: the United States and Russia.

Straits

Strait Of Messina

The Strait of Messina is an example of a strait that runs through a country. It runs between two Italian regions: Sicily and Calabria.

Lakes

Goose Lake

Covering an area of 380 km2, Goose Lake is located in a high valley on the boundary between the US states of Oregon and California.

Seas

Thracian Sea

The Thracian Sea is the northernmost part of the Aegean Sea, which is situated between Greece and Turkey. It has a surface area of 5 441 km2.

Gulfs

Gulf Of Bothnia

Covering an area of 117,000 km2, the Gulf of Bothnia is the northernmost part of the Baltic Sea, located in Northern Europe.

Islands

Elba, Italy

Covering an area of 223 km2, Elba is Italy’s third-largest island and is also the largest island in the Tuscan Archipelago.

Islands

Apostle Islands

The Apostle Islands are a group of 22 islands located in the extreme northern part of the US state of Wisconsin, on the western waters of Lake Superior.

Islands

Bass Islands

The Bass Islands are situated to the northwest of the city of Sandusky and to the southwest of Pelee Island in Lake Erie.

Islands

Andaman And Nicobar Islands

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands, separating the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea, comprise two main island groups; the Nicobar and the Andaman Islands.

Seas

Sea Of Crete

The Sea of Crete forms the deepest part of the Aegean Sea and reaches a maximum depth of about 3,294 m at its deepest point.

Seas

Ligurian Sea

The Ligurian Sea is a part of the Mediterranean Sea that is located between the northwestern part of Italy and the southeastern part of France.

Bays

Bay Of Biscay

Covering an area of 223,000 km2, the Bay of Biscay is a wide extension of the North Atlantic Ocean that is located on the western coast of Europe.

Bays

James Bay

Covering an area of 68,300 km2, the James Bay is a southern extension of the Hudson Bay, located in eastern Canada.

Gulfs

Gulf Of Riga

Covering an area of 18,000 km2, the Gulf of Riga is a large gulf of the Baltic Sea located in Northern Europe between the countries of Estonia and Latvia.

Seas

White Sea

Covering an area of 90,000 km2, the White Sea is a southern arm of the Barents Sea that is located on the northwestern coast of Russia.

Seas

Norwegian Sea

Covering an area of 1,383,000 km2, the Norwegian Sea is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean located in Northern Europe.

Seas

Laptev Sea

Covering an area of 714,000 km2, the Laptev Sea is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean that is located to the north of Siberia, Russia.

Seas

Barents Sea

Covering an area of 1,405,000 km2, the Barents Sea is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean. It is located along the northern coasts of Norway and Russia.

Islands

Puerto Rico

The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is an island group consisting of the main island of Puerto Rico and numerous other smaller islands.

Seas

Ionian Sea

The Ionian Sea is situated to the south of the Adriatic Sea. It is bounded by the island of Sicily, the Salento Peninsula, and Calabria of southern Italy.

Seas

Kara Sea

Covering an area of 880,000 km2, the Kara Sea is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean that is located to the north of Siberia, Russia.

Gulfs

Gulf Of Fonseca

The Gulf of Fonseca is a shallow water body that is bordered by Honduras in the northeast, El Salvador in the northwest, and Nicaragua in the southeast.

Seas

Chukchi Sea

The Chukchi Sea is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean situated between Russia and America, near northeastern Siberia and northwestern Alaska.

Gulfs

Gulf Of Oman

Covering a total area of 181,000 km2, The Gulf of Oman is a western extension of the Arabian Sea and is situated in the Middle East.

Seas

Irish Sea

The Irish Sea begins on the edges of the North Channel and St. George's Channel and separates the island of Great Britain, UK, from the island of Ireland. 

Straits

Denmark Strait

The Denmark Strait is a navigational passage between Greenland and Iceland. The very cold East Greenland current passes through it.

Gulfs

Gulf Of Aqaba

The northern portion of the Red Sea is divided by the Sinai Peninsula into the Gulf of Aqaba in the east and the Gulf of Suez in the west.

Peninsulas

Arabian Peninsula

The Arabian Peninsula is the world’s largest peninsula by area, covering 3.2 million square kilometers. It was formed between 56 and 23 million years ago.

Peninsulas

Korean Peninsula

One of Asia’s main peninsulas is the Korean Peninsula, located in East Asia. It is a large landform that extends about 1,100 km into the Pacific Ocean.

Gulfs

Gulf Of Mexico (Gulf of America)

Covering an area of 1,507,639 km2, the Gulf of Mexico is a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean and the world’s largest gulf.

Peninsulas

Iberian Peninsula

The Iberian Peninsula is Europe's second-largest peninsula after the Scandinavian Peninsula. It is located on the continent's southwestern tip

Bays

Hudson Bay

The Hudson Bay is named for the Dutch explorer Sir Henry Hudson who explored these waters in 1610 while looking for a Northwest Passage to Asia.

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