I never actually realised that it’s not ocean, I always thought all bodies of water connected together outside of land were oceans. Never even thought about it! What even is the definition of ocean vs sea? Is it just arbitrarily named that way?
Is it close enough to / surrounded by enough land to develop currents, temperatures, and thermohaline circulation patterns that are distinct from the closest ocean? Then it’s a sea.
From the River Jordan to the fucking ocean you dumb piece of shit. Palestine. The entire landmass of historical Palestine.
She’s more interested in da Nile
Pun detected
The Mediterranean Sea isn’t exactly an ocean, but yeah, the point stands.
I never actually realised that it’s not ocean, I always thought all bodies of water connected together outside of land were oceans. Never even thought about it! What even is the definition of ocean vs sea? Is it just arbitrarily named that way?
More or less.
Is it close enough to / surrounded by enough land to develop currents, temperatures, and thermohaline circulation patterns that are distinct from the closest ocean? Then it’s a sea.