Ocean/sea perimeters?
Feb 19th 2008, 4:21 am
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Ocean/sea perimeters?
Bit of an odd one but you know me 
Does anyone know of a 'map' that shows the oceans and seas and where the joins are? Obviously it's movable water but I'm wondering, for example, where the Pacific ends and the Coral Sea starts? On some maps, there's no mention of the Coral Sea, we just have the Pacific on the doorstep, but others show the Coral Sea as running down QLD coast, which then becomes the Pacific but where and how do 'they' know 
Does anyone know of a 'map' that shows the oceans and seas and where the joins are? Obviously it's movable water but I'm wondering, for example, where the Pacific ends and the Coral Sea starts? On some maps, there's no mention of the Coral Sea, we just have the Pacific on the doorstep, but others show the Coral Sea as running down QLD coast, which then becomes the Pacific but where and how do 'they' know
Feb 19th 2008, 5:07 am
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Re: Ocean/sea perimeters?
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Feb 19th 2008, 5:11 am
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Feb 19th 2008, 6:28 am
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Re: Ocean/sea perimeters?
Thanks but I think maybe I want to see something that isn't doable The second link looked interesting for when I have a spare week.
love geology. Your work is good but the first link is too basic and the second too complicated 
The second link looked interesting for when I have a spare week. love geology. Your work is good but the first link is too basic and the second too complicated
Feb 19th 2008, 7:32 am
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Re: Ocean/sea perimeters?
Bit of an odd one but you know me Does anyone know of a 'map' that shows the oceans and seas and where the joins are? Obviously it's movable water but I'm wondering, for example, where the Pacific ends and the Coral Sea starts? On some maps, there's no mention of the Coral Sea, we just have the Pacific on the doorstep, but others show the Coral Sea as running down QLD coast, which then becomes the Pacific but where and how do 'they' know
Does anyone know of a 'map' that shows the oceans and seas and where the joins are? Obviously it's movable water but I'm wondering, for example, where the Pacific ends and the Coral Sea starts? On some maps, there's no mention of the Coral Sea, we just have the Pacific on the doorstep, but others show the Coral Sea as running down QLD coast, which then becomes the Pacific but where and how do 'they' know Coral Sea runs from PNG South to just South of Sydney where the Tazman sea starts. The Coral Sea extends Eastwards to the western coasts of New Caledonia.
Have a look here: http://encarta.msn.com/map_701511835/coral_sea.html
Feb 19th 2008, 7:36 am
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Re: Ocean/sea perimeters?
OK that's cool. I thought, from maps I've seen that the Coral Sea disappeared just south of us. How you have a sea within an ocean I don't understand but not to worry. I'd forgotten about Encarta. I'll have to look up a few others that puzzle me. Shame they don't show the 'borders' though
Feb 19th 2008, 7:43 am
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OK that's cool. I thought, from maps I've seen that the Coral Sea disappeared just south of us. How you have a sea within an ocean I don't understand but not to worry. I'd forgotten about Encarta. I'll have to look up a few others that puzzle me. Shame they don't show the 'borders' though
