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Quiz about Oceans Seas and Channels of the World
Quiz about Oceans Seas and Channels of the World

Oceans, Seas and Channels of the World Quiz


Oceans and seas cover approximately 70% of our planet and make up about 98% of all the water on Earth. Life on our planet began in its oceans. Here is a quiz about some of the world's oceans, seas and channels. Good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by wenray. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
wenray
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
346,495
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
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1298
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. What is the largest ocean on Earth that was first sighted by Spanish explorer Vasco de Balboa in 1513, who named it "Mar del Sur" (South Sea)? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What body of water is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean and is approximately 560 km (350 miles) long and has five main habitable islands that were occupied by Germany during World War II? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. The most southerly body of water in the world merges with the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans. Can you name this ocean? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. This sea was called "Mare Nostrum (Our Sea") by the Romans. The Strait of Gibraltar connects it to the Atlantic Ocean. It has many islands, some of the groups being the Cyclades and Dodecanese. What is the name of this sea? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What is the name of the sea that is an inlet of the Indian Ocean that lies between Asia and Africa, and is the most northern tropical sea in the world? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What is the name of the body of water that stretches from the Queensland coast of northern Australia to Vanuatu in the east, and to the Solomon Islands in the north-east and touches the south coast of New Guinea? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. This Channel is part of the Indian Ocean and has islands and islets belonging to Comoros and France, as well as the very large island of Madagascar. What is the name of this Channel? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. This sea lies within the Atlantic Ocean and has an area of approximately 2.7 million sq. km (1,06 million sq. miles) and is one of the largest Seas. The first recorded European to sail here was Christopher Columbus. What is the name of this sea with land borders? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What is the name of the body of water, within the Pacific Ocean, that was named after a Danish navigator who explored this area in 1726 whilst sailing northwards in the Pacific Ocean to the Arctic Ocean? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What is the name of the sea that is part of the Pacific Ocean, and lies between New Zealand and Australia? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What is the largest ocean on Earth that was first sighted by Spanish explorer Vasco de Balboa in 1513, who named it "Mar del Sur" (South Sea)?

Answer: Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean covers approximately one-third of the surface of the Earth and is large enough to contain all of the Earth's continents. The area covered by the Pacific Ocean is over 165 million square kilometres (over 64 million square miles). The deepest trench in the world, the Mariana Trench, is in the Pacific Ocean and its depth is about 10,994 metres (36,070 ft).

The Portuguese explorer, Ferdinand Magellan gave the Pacific Ocean its name. Just some of the countries that border the Pacific Ocean are Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Canada, United States, China, Ecuador, Mexico, Chile, and many, many more. The total is approximately 60 different countries and territories.
2. What body of water is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean and is approximately 560 km (350 miles) long and has five main habitable islands that were occupied by Germany during World War II?

Answer: English Channel

The English Channel runs between the south of England and the north of France and connects the Atlantic Ocean to the North Sea. It is one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world, so much so that there are Traffic Separation Systems in operation to regulate the shipping to avoid collisions and maritime accidents. There are five main inhabited Channel Islands, Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Sark and Herm, and there are several other smaller islands, mostly uninhabited.

A rail link between the UK and France, the Channel Tunnel, was opened in 1994. In August 1875, Matthew Webb was the first known Englishman to swim the English Channel from Dover to Calais, in the time of 21 hours and 45 minutes.
3. The most southerly body of water in the world merges with the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans. Can you name this ocean?

Answer: Southern Ocean

The Southern Ocean is the fourth largest of the world's oceans and some of its names have been the "South Polar Ocean", the "Antarctic Ocean" and the "Great Southern Ocean". It was officially named "The Southern Ocean" by the International Hydrographic Organisation in 2000.

It is generally believed that Captain James Cook was the first person to sail into the Southern Ocean whilst looking for "the great southern continent". In 1775 he completed the first circumnavigation of Antarctica.
4. This sea was called "Mare Nostrum (Our Sea") by the Romans. The Strait of Gibraltar connects it to the Atlantic Ocean. It has many islands, some of the groups being the Cyclades and Dodecanese. What is the name of this sea?

Answer: Mediterranean Sea

The Mediterranean Sea covers approximately 2.5 million sq km (965,000 sq miles) and has been used since ancient times. It is referred to in the Bible as the "Great Sea", "The Sea", the "Hinder Sea", the "Western Sea" and the "Sea of the Philistines". Some of the larger Mediterranean Islands are Crete, Rhodes, Corfu, Cyprus, Sicily and Sardinia.

Just some of the present-day countries to have coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea are: Egypt, Turkey, Greece, Slovenia, Malta, Spain, France, Italy and Monaco. The International Hydrographic Organisation has sub-divided the Mediterranean Sea into smaller bodies of water such as the Strait of Gibraltar, the Alboran Sea, the Balearic Sea, the Ligurian Sea, the Ionian Sea, the Adriatic Sea and the Aegean Sea, among others.
5. What is the name of the sea that is an inlet of the Indian Ocean that lies between Asia and Africa, and is the most northern tropical sea in the world?

Answer: Red Sea

The Red Sea has a surface area of approximately 438,000 sq.km (169,100 sq. miles) and is about 2,230 km (1,398 miles) long.

Ancient Egyptians sailed on the Red Sea about 1500 BC and there is a Bible story in the Book of Exodus, telling of the Israelites crossing a body of water which was the Red Sea. The ancient Romans sailed on the Red Sea to trade with India. It was also a route for the Spice Trade during the 1500s. The Red Sea borders Egypt, Djibouti, Eritrea, Sudan, Yemen and Saudi Arabia.

The Suez Canal, which runs south from Egypt to the Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea, connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea. The Suez Canal opened in 1869 and took ten years to build and allows water transportation between Europe and Asia.
6. What is the name of the body of water that stretches from the Queensland coast of northern Australia to Vanuatu in the east, and to the Solomon Islands in the north-east and touches the south coast of New Guinea?

Answer: Coral Sea

The Coral Sea is part of the Pacific Ocean and was so named due to the numerous coral reef formations, including the Great Barrier Reef with its approximately 1,000 islands and over 2,500 individual coral reefs with all the wonderful birds and aquatic life. The largest atolls of the Coral Sea are the Chesterfield Islands and Lihou Reef.

The surface area of the Coral Sea is over 4.7 million sq. km (1.8m sq. miles), with an average depth of 2,394 m (7,854 ft).

During World War II there was a major naval battle, known as the "Battle of the Coral Sea", between the allied air forces and navies of Australia and the US, against the Imperial Japanese Navy.
7. This Channel is part of the Indian Ocean and has islands and islets belonging to Comoros and France, as well as the very large island of Madagascar. What is the name of this Channel?

Answer: Mozambique Channel

The Mozambique Channel is approximately 450km (289 miles) wide at its narrowest point and about 1,600 km (1,000 miles) long. The channel is located between the Island of Madagascar and Mozambique on the African mainland. The channel is an important shipping route and has a heavy rainy and cyclone season between November and May.

Some of the islands in the Channel were used by English pirates in the 17th and 18th centuries as their bases. Modern-day pirates, mainly from Somalia are now operating in the Mozambique Channel.
8. This sea lies within the Atlantic Ocean and has an area of approximately 2.7 million sq. km (1,06 million sq. miles) and is one of the largest Seas. The first recorded European to sail here was Christopher Columbus. What is the name of this sea with land borders?

Answer: Caribbean Sea

In early times the Caribbean Sea was known as the "Sea of the Antilles". It is bordered to the southwest and west by Central America and Mexico, to the north by the Greater Antilles, and in the east by the Lesser Antilles. The name "Caribbean" comes from an indigenous group in the area in the fifteenth century, the Caribs.

Christopher Columbus sailed into the Caribbean Sea whilst trying to find a sea route to Asia, and the islands were quickly colonised by Spain, England, Holland, Portugal, France and Denmark.

The Caribbean Sea has become a very popular tourist destination due to the magnificent island scenery and the tropical temperatures. There are approximately 28 island nations and over 7,000 individual islands. The largest island is Cuba, which is part of the Greater Antilles. The second largest island is Hispaniola with two nations, Haiti and the Dominican Republic, sharing the island.
9. What is the name of the body of water, within the Pacific Ocean, that was named after a Danish navigator who explored this area in 1726 whilst sailing northwards in the Pacific Ocean to the Arctic Ocean?

Answer: Bering Sea

The Bering Sea covers about two million sq. km (1.2 million sq. miles) and is bordered by Alaska, Siberia and Kamchatka Peninsula, the Aleutian Islands and the Bering Strait, which connects the Bering Sea to the Arctic Ocean. Some of the islands in the Bering Sea are St Lawrence Island, King Island, St Matthews Island and Nunivak Island.

The largest submarine canyon in the world, Zhemchug Canyon, is located in the Bering Sea and it is deeper than the Grand Canyon.
10. What is the name of the sea that is part of the Pacific Ocean, and lies between New Zealand and Australia?

Answer: Tasman Sea

The Tasman Sea was named after the first recorded explorer to find Tasmania and New Zealand, Abel Tasman. It is about 2,000 km (1,200 miles) across and approximately 2,800 km (1,700 miles) north to south. Following upon Dutch explorer Abel Tasman's discovery, Captain James Cook, in 1770, mapped the Tasman Sea during his first exploratory voyage.

People of Australia and New Zealand refer to the The Tasman Sea as "The Ditch". In Maori it is called "Te Tai-o-Rehua". Some of the islands in the Tasman Sea are Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, Middleton Reef and Elizabeth Reef. Charles Kingsford Smith was the first person to fly across the Tasman Sea in 1928, and in 1977 Colin Quincey was the first person to row solo across the sea.
Source: Author wenray

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