marginal sea
marginal sea
1. A semi-enclosed body of water adjacent to, and widely open to, the ocean (e.g. the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of California).
2. See PERICONTINENTAL SEA.
1. A semi-enclosed body of water adjacent to, and widely open to, the ocean (e.g. the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of California).
2. See PERICONTINENTAL SEA.
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