Dear Syl;-
The use of the names of the "7" oceans is a convenient convenience. The "7 seas" is a term in use before anyone knew there was an Antarctic or either Pacific Oceans. Jason chased his Golden Fleece in the Black Sea, a most fearsome place for his day in his tiny Argo.
What I wonder is if the term (7 seas) belongs in modern geography---or should be consigned to the wonderful world of mythology.
The Iowa Caucus will take the vote.
Art
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> From: "Sylvia S. Edwards" <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 2004/01/19 Mon PM 07:23:05 EST
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: 7 seas
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> Modern references list them this way:
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> all oceans of world: all the oceans of the world.
> They are the North and South Atlantic, North and South Pacific, Arctic,
> Antarctic, and Indian Oceans.
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> From: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 5:48 PM
> Subject: 7 seas
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> Dear whomever;-
> So far, I have read two responces Re: 7Seas. They both agree on six.
> However,---one Suggests the Persian Gulf as the 7th, while the other
> suggests the Atlantic Ocean as the 7th. The "seas" agreed on are: The Med.,
> the Black, the Caspian, the Adriatic, the Red, and the Indian Ocean. What
> your devoted question man now wonders is if both the Persian Gulf and The
> Atlantic should be included---while the Caspian might have been considered
> one really big lake.
> Art
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