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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Oceans and Seas
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Océanos y Mares
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Oceanos e Mares
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Synonyms English:
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Oceans
Seas
Seas and Oceans
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Tree Number:
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G01.311.625
G16.500.275.725.500.650
Z01.756
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Definition English:
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A great expanse of continuous bodies of salt water which together cover more than 70 percent of the earth's surface. Seas may be partially or entirely enclosed by land, and are smaller than the five oceans (Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and Antarctic). |
Indexing Annotation English:
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for specific oceans or seas that are not a main heading, index only under OCEANS AND SEAS and not also under a geographic term
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See Related English:
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Seawater
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History Note English:
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87
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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19273
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Unique Identifier:
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D009792
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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