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What is a large body of salt water nearly surrounded by land and is smaller thanan ocean?
sea
What are separated by four large stretches of the salt water called?
It is an island, which is a piece of land surrounded on four sides by water.
Salt or fresh water surrounded by land?
a gulf!
What is a the definition of the word lake?
A body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land
What is a body of fresh water surrounded by land?
A body of fresh water surrounded by land is a lake or pond.
What is a large body of water surrounded by land?
A lake is the biggest body of water that is surrounded by water on all sides. The largest lake in the world is the Caspian Sea - so called because it is comprised of salt water and the ancient Romans called it a sea like every other salt water body they had encountered. However, as the Caspian Sea is bounded by land on every side, it is by definition a lake.
What are smaller bodies of salt water usually surrounded by land?
Smaller bodies of salt water usually surrounded by land are called seas. An example would be the Dead Sea between Israel and Jordan.
Is a large body of water surrounded by land?
A lake is the biggest body of water that is surrounded by water on all sides. The largest lake in the world is the Caspian Sea - so called because it is comprised of salt water and the ancient Romans called it a sea like every other salt water body they had encountered. However, as the Caspian Sea is bounded by land on every side, it is by definition a lake.
What are bodies of water surrounded by land called?
A body of body surrounded by land is can be referred to by several different names. A lake - Generally a freshwater body of water that is fairly sizable. A sea - Usually a saltwater body of water with no outlet to the ocean (such as the Dead Sea). A pond - A smaller body of water than a lake. Usually man made. Usually the preferred term for a large freshwater body of water would be "lake" and a large body of salt water would be a "sea".
What is large body of salt water partly enclosed by a sweep of land?
low land covered by water
Body of water surrounded by land?
A body of land surrounded by water is called an island. Australia is surrounded by water but not considered an island because it is far too big to be considered one.Edition: I think an island can be any size.
What is body of water completely surrounded by land?
One type of body of water completely surrounded by land is a lake. The opposite of that would be an island. Other types of bodies of water surrounded by land include ponds, reservoirs, rivers and streams that run to a pond or reservoir, and inland seas. There are many bodies of water that are also completely surrounded by water until the tides come up; they may be tidal pools, lagoons, or salt marshes.
