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)