Sea

Sargasso Sea

The Sargasso Sea is the odd one out: it is defined only by the ocean currents that ring it, not by any coastline.

Source: oceanservice.noaa.gov

Where it is

On the Atlas Quest map, the Sargasso Sea label sits at 27.9° N, 59.7° W, in the Northern and Western Hemispheres.

Coordinates, names: Natural Earth, public domain.

Nearby places

The closest other places with pages here, measured between map label points:

• North Atlantic Ocean — about 2,200 km east
• Mississippi — about 3,100 km north-west
• Amazonas — about 3,500 km south
• Amazon Basin — about 3,900 km south

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