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seismic sea wave
(Encyclopedia)seismic sea wave: see tsunami.Chilean sea bass
(Encyclopedia)Chilean sea bass: see toothfish. ...deep-sea exploration
(Encyclopedia)deep-sea exploration: see oceanography. ...Steller's sea cow
(Encyclopedia)Steller's sea cow: see sirenian. ...Northern Sea Route
(Encyclopedia)Northern Sea Route, Russia: see Northeast Passage. ...Cortés, Sea of
(Encyclopedia)Cortés, Sea of: see California, Gulf of. ...South Sea Bubble
(Encyclopedia)South Sea Bubble, popular name in England for the speculation in the South Sea Company, which failed disastrously in 1720. The company was formed in 1711 by Robert Harley, who needed allies to carry t...Coral Sea Islands
(Encyclopedia)Coral Sea Islands, external territory of Australia, comprising scattered small islands and reefs spread over c.400,000 sq mi (1,035,995 sq km) of the South Pacific Ocean, E of the Great Barrier Reef, ...Star of Bethlehem, in the Gospels
(Encyclopedia)Star of Bethlehem, name given to the luminous celestial object rising in the sky that, as related in the Gospel of Matthew, led the Wise Men of the East to the manger in Bethlehem where Jesus was born...law of the sea
(Encyclopedia)law of the sea: see maritime law; sea, law of the; seas, freedom of the. ...Browse by Subject
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