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South Seas

 
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The oceans south of the equator, especially the southern Pacific Ocean. The name South Sea, or El Mar del Sur, was originally used by Balboa for the entire Pacific Ocean (discovered in 1513).

 

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Columbia Encyclopedia: South Seas
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South Seas, name given by early explorers to the whole of the Pacific Ocean. In recent times the name has been used to mean only the central Pacific, the S Pacific, and the SW Pacific. More particularly it is applied to the South Sea Islands (see Oceania) and the waters about them.


Geography: South Seas
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The central, southern, and southwestern portions of the Pacific Ocean.

WordNet: South Sea
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Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: any sea south of the equator (but especially the South Pacific)


Wikipedia: South Sea
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South Sea or South Seas may refer to:


 
 

 

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