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219:August 31,
190:References
142:Aegean Sea
66:April 2016
58:footnoting
1597:37°N 24°E
1502:North Sea
1462:Irish Sea
1427:Black Sea
1294:James Bay
1053:Seram Sea
1023:Moro Gulf
948:Coral Sea
928:Bohol Sea
923:Bohai Sea
908:Banda Sea
880:Timor Sea
737:North Sea
702:James Bay
692:Irish Sea
602:Black Sea
519:White Sea
426:Somov Sea
386:Davis Sea
195:Citations
158:Black Sea
144:south of
111:romanized
1308:Channels
1190:Category
1126:Dead Sea
1116:Aral Sea
1083:Sulu Sea
1038:Savu Sea
1008:Koro Sea
1003:Java Sea
903:Bali Sea
484:Kara Sea
416:Ross Sea
229:cite web
180:Myrtilus
134:Cyclades
54:citation
875:Red Sea
154:Argolis
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1241:Basins
1140:Others
346:oceans
289:Strabo
263:Horace
184:Pelops
169:Athens
152:, and
150:Attica
146:Euboea
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1147:Ocean
342:Earth
102:Greek
1588:24°E
1585:37°N
1380:Seas
1257:Bays
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163:The
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