Nomenclature

Nomenclature
The Sea of Galilee is a small freshwater lake with a natural outlet, which is called Lake Tiberias or Lake Kinneret on modern Israeli maps, but its original name remains in use.
The Sea of Cortés is more commonly known as the Gulf of California.
The Persian Gulf is a sea.
The Dead Sea is actually a lake, as is the Caspian Sea and the mainly dried up Aral Sea

Bodies of water and their sizes

Bodies of water and their sizes
Rank
Body of water
Square miles (square kilometres)
1
Pacific Ocean
64,196,000 sq mi (166,266,877 km2)
2
Atlantic Ocean
33,400,000 sq mi (86,505,603 km2)
3
Indian Ocean
28,400,000 sq mi (73,555,662 km2)
4
Southern Ocean
20,327,000 sq mi (52,646,688 km2)
5
Arctic Ocean
5,100,000 sq mi (13,208,939 km2)
6
Arabian Sea
1,491,000 sq mi (3,861,672 km2)
7
South China Sea
1,148,000 sq mi (2,973,306 km2)
8
Caribbean Sea
971,000 sq mi (2,514,878 km2)
9
Mediterranean Sea
969,000 sq mi (2,509,698 km2)
10
Bering Sea
873,000 sq mi (2,261,060 km2

Oceans around the world

[edit] Atlantic Ocean
Adriatic Sea
Aegean Sea
Alboran Sea
Argentine Sea
Bay of Biscay
Bay of Bothnia
Bay of Campeche
Bay of Fundy
Baltic Sea
Black Sea
Bothnian Sea
Caribbean Sea
Celtic Sea
Central Baltic Sea
Chesapeake Bay
Davis Strait
Denmark Strait
English Channel
Gulf of Bothnia
Gulf of Guinea
Gulf of Finland
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Sidra
Gulf of St. Lawrence

Tsunami

A tsunami (津波?) (English pronunciation: /(t)suːˈnɑːmi/) is a series of water waves (called a tsunami wave train[1]) that is caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, such as an ocean. The original Japanese term literally translates as "harbor wave." Tsunamis are a frequent occurrence in Japan; approximately 195 events have been recorded.[2] Due to the immense volumes of water and energy involved, tsunamis can devastate coastal regions. Casualties can be high because the waves move faster than humans can run.
Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other underwater explosions (detonations of nuclear devices at sea), landslides and other mass movements, bolide impacts, and other disturbances above or below water all have the potential to generate a tsunami.
The Greek historian Thucydides was the first to relate tsunami to submarine earthquakes,[3][4] but understanding of tsunami's nature remained slim until the 20th century and is the subject of ongoing research. Many early geological, geographical, and oceanographic texts refer to tsunamis as "seismic sea waves."

Types of ships

Subcategories
This category has the following 82 subcategories, out of 82 total.
A
[+] Aircraft carriers (8 C, 28 P)
[+] Aircraft carriers by type (6 C, 6 P)
[+] Amphibious warfare vessels (7 C, 12 P, 2 F)
[+] Auxiliary ships (13 C, 2 P)
B
[+] Banana boats (8 P)
[+] Battlecruisers (5 C, 1 P)
[+] Battleships (5 C, 13 P)
[+] Boats (20 C, 97 P)
[+] Bomb vessels (11 P)
[+] Brigantines (1 C, 14 P)
[+] Brigs (4 C, 17 P)

Cargo Ships

What is a Cargo Ship

A cargo ship or freighter is any sort of ship or vessel that carries cargo, goods, and materials from one port to another. Thousands of cargo carriers ply the world's seas and oceans each year; they handle the bulk of international trade. Cargo ships are usually specially designed for the task, often being equipped with cranes and other mechanisms to load and unload, and come in all sizes. Today, they are almost always built of welded steel, and with some exceptions generally have a life expectancy of 25 to 30 years before being scrapped

Sizes of cargo ships

Cargo ships are categorized partly by their capacity, partly by their weight, and partly by their dimensions (often with reference to the various canals and canal locks through which they can travel). Some common categories include:
Small Handy size, carriers of 20,000 long tons deadweight (DWT)-28,000 DWT
Handy size, carriers of 28,000-40,000 DWT
Handymax, carriers of 40,000-50,000 DWT
Seawaymax, the largest size which can traverse the St Lawrence Seaway
Aframax, oil tankers between 75,000 and 115,000 DWT. This is the largest size defined by the average freight rate assessment (AFRA) scheme.
Panamax, the largest size which can traverse the Panama Canal (generally: vessels with a width smaller than 32.2 m)
Suezmax, the largest size which can traverse the Suez Canal
Malaccamax, the largest size which can traverse the Strait of Malacca
Capesize, vessels larger than Panamax and Suezmax, which must traverse the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Horn in order to travel between oceans
VLCC (Very Large Crude Carrier), supertankers between 150,000 and 320,000 DWT.
ULCC (Ultra Large Crude Carrier), enormous supertankers between 320,000 and 550,000 DWT.