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minus-squareteyrnon@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoClarifying ocean and sea is rather arbitrary. I mean what makes the Indian Ocean different from the pacific ocean, or the north sea, or white sea, different than the atlantic?
minus-squareteyrnon@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoInland seas sure. But I mentioned a couple of seas that are really part of the ocean. The North Sea, and White sea for instance. But also what makes the Indian Ocean different from the pacific ocean? It’s arbitrary.
Clarifying ocean and sea is rather arbitrary. I mean what makes the Indian Ocean different from the pacific ocean, or the north sea, or white sea, different than the atlantic?
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Inland seas sure. But I mentioned a couple of seas that are really part of the ocean. The North Sea, and White sea for instance.
But also what makes the Indian Ocean different from the pacific ocean? It’s arbitrary.
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