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South Sea

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South Sea, South Seas or Southsea may refer to:

Bodies of water

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  • Pacific Ocean, originally named by European explorers Mar del Sur, or South Sea
  • The Southern Sea, an alternate name for the Gulf of Mexico, particularly during the Mexican-American War
  • Southern Ocean or the Great Southern Ocean, the Antarctic Ocean and the South Polar Ocean
  • South China Sea, encompassing an area from Singapore to the Strait of Taiwan
  • Namhae (sea) or South Sea, Korean name for body of water where the Yellow Sea meets Sea of Japan
  • Zuiderzee or Southern Sea, a reclaimed bay of the North Sea, now IJsselmeer, Netherlands
  • Red Sea, also known as Southern Sea in the ancient Mediterranean world
  • English Channel, called the South Sea by the early Anglo-Saxons

Geographic regions and populated places

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  • Oceania, Australia and the islands east of Australia
  • Nanyang (region), Chinese name for the geographical region south of China, particularly Southeast Asia
  • Polynesia, also called the South Sea Islands
  • South Seas Mandate, territories assigned to Japan by the League of Nations after World War I
  • Southsea, a seaside resort in Portsmouth, England, UK
  • Southsea, Wrexham, village in Wrexham, Wales, UK

Arts

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Other

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See also

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