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	A '''sea''' is a large expanse of ] connected with an ], or a large, usually saline, ] that lacks a natural outlet such as the ] and the ]. The ] is a small freshwater lake with a natural outlet, but the term was applied to it anyway. The term is used colloquially as synonymous with ocean, as in ''the tropical sea'' or ''down to the sea shore'', or even '']'' referring to water of the ocean. Large lakes are sometimes referred to as inland seas, such as the ]. Many seas are ]s.

	==List of seas, divided by ocean==

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	===Landlocked seas===
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	==Extraterrestrial seas==

	] are vast basaltic plains on the ] that were thought to be bodies of water by early astronomers, who referred to them as "seas".

	Liquid water is known to have existed on the surface of ] in the distant past, and several basins on Mars have been proposed as dry sea beds. The largest is ]; others include ] and ].

	Liquid water is thought to be present under the surface of several ]s, most notably ].

	Liquid hydrocarbons are thought to be present on the surface of ], though it may be more accurate to describe them as "lakes" rather than "seas". The distribution of these liquid regions will hopefully be better known after the arrival of the ].

	==Science==

	The term "sea" has also been used in ]. ] is an interpretation of the negative energy states that comprises the vacuum.

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