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Seas and oceans that start with S
Looking for seas and oceans that begin with S? Here are 24 of them in alphabetical order, from “Salish Sea” to “Sulu Sea”.
Seas and oceans starting with S
- Salish Sea
- Salton Sea
- Samar Sea
- Sargasso Seaalso Sargasso
- Savu Seaalso Sawu Sea
- Scotia Sea
- Sea of Azovalso Azov
- Sea of Chiloe
- Sea of Cortezalso Gulf of California
- Sea of Cretealso Cretan Sea
- Sea of Galilee
- Sea of Japanalso Japan Sea
- Sea of Marmaraalso Marmara
- Sea of Okhotskalso Okhotsk
- Sea of the Hebrides
- Seram Seaalso Ceram Sea
- Seto Inland Seaalso Inland Sea
- Sibuyan Sea
- Skagerrak
- Solomon Sea
- Somov Sea
- South China Sea
- Southern Oceanalso Southern, Antarctic Ocean
- Sulu Sea
About this list
- S is the most common first letter in this list: 24 of the 130 seas and oceans (18%).
- Shortest: “Savu Sea”. Longest: “Sea of the Hebrides”.
- 23 names have more than one word.
- 11 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.
Quick answers
- How many seas and oceans start with S?
- 24 of the 130 seas and oceans in Icillion start with S, for example Southern Ocean, South China Sea and Sea of Japan.
- What is the longest name among seas and oceans that start with S?
- The longest is “Sea of the Hebrides” and the shortest is “Savu Sea”.
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