Waterways
Oceans, seas, rivers, lakes, and canals
42 major bodies of water and where to find them, from the Pacific Ocean to the Panama Canal. Study the list, then pinpoint each one on the globe.
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Oceans (5)
| Name | Where it is |
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| Pacific Ocean | between Asia, Oceania, and the Americas |
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| Atlantic Ocean | between the Americas and Europe and Africa |
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| Indian Ocean | between Africa, Asia, Australia, and Antarctica |
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| Southern Ocean | around Antarctica |
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| Arctic Ocean | around the North Pole |
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Seas (7)
| Name | Where it is |
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| Mediterranean Sea | between southern Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia |
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| Caribbean Sea | between Central America, northern South America, and the Antilles |
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| Red Sea | between northeastern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula |
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| Black Sea | between southeastern Europe and western Asia |
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| Baltic Sea | between Scandinavia and mainland northern Europe |
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| Arabian Sea | between the Arabian Peninsula and India |
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| South China Sea | between Southeast Asia, China, and the Philippines |
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Gulfs (1)
| Name | Where it is |
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| Gulf of Mexico | between the southern United States, eastern Mexico, and Cuba |
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Gulf of Mexico: The U.S. federal government currently calls this body of water the Gulf of America.
Straits (6)
| Name | Where it is |
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| Strait of Gibraltar | between Spain and Morocco |
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| Bering Strait | between Alaska and eastern Russia |
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| Bosporus | through Istanbul between European and Asian Türkiye |
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| Strait of Malacca | between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra |
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| Strait of Hormuz | between Iran and the Musandam Peninsula |
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| Strait of Dover | between England and France |
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Rivers (9)
| Name | Where it is |
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| Nile River | in northeastern Africa, flowing north through Egypt |
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| Amazon River | across northern South America, chiefly Brazil |
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| Mississippi River | in the central United States |
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| Yangtze River | across central China |
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| Danube River | across central and southeastern Europe |
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| Ganges River | across northern India and Bangladesh |
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| Mekong River | across mainland Southeast Asia |
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| Congo River | in central Africa |
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| Rhine River | from the Swiss Alps through western Europe to the North Sea |
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Lakes (7)
| Name | Where it is |
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| Lake Superior | between the United States and Canada |
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| Lake Ontario | between New York and Ontario |
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| Lake Victoria | between Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya |
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| Lake Baikal | in southern Siberia, Russia |
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| Lake Tanganyika | in East Africa along four national borders |
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| Lake Titicaca | between Peru and Bolivia |
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| Great Bear Lake | in the Northwest Territories of Canada |
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Lake Ontario: The U.S. federal government currently calls this lake Lake America.
Waterfalls (4)
| Name | Where it is |
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| Niagara Falls | between New York and Ontario |
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| Victoria Falls | between Zambia and Zimbabwe |
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| Angel Falls | in southeastern Venezuela |
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| Iguazu Falls | between Argentina and Brazil |
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Canals (3)
| Name | Where it is |
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| Panama Canal | across Panama between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans |
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| Suez Canal | in Egypt between the Mediterranean and Red seas |
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| Kiel Canal | across northern Germany between the North and Baltic seas |
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Ways to practice
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