Can You Pick the Body of Water That Borders the Country?
By: Zoe Samuel
3 min
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About This Quiz
Conventional wisdom has it that there are seven seas, but anyone with a good knowledge of geography knows that there are in fact lots and lots of seas. There are also (at least) six oceans, a plethora of gulfs, countless lakes, and a veritable horde of rivers. All of these bodies of waters form borders to various nations all over the world, and with 195 countries to tackle, that means it's virtually impossible to know which body of water lies beside which country... or is it?
Most Americans know that the United States' water borders are the Atlantic and Pacific oceans (so sorry, you can't get points for knowing that one) - but how many people know which sea or seas form Italy's coastlines? What's the name of the ocean in which Sri Lanka is found? Which sea separates China from Japan? How about the many river borders in the world, such as the one between South Africa and Botswana, the one between Mexico and Belize, or the very big one in South America that separates Colombia from Peru? If you know all of these, you're definitely a geography expert, so click on through and let's see how many bragging rights you can claim!
What body of water surrounds Mauritius?
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Mauritius sits in the Atlantic Ocean, 1700 miles from Africa.
The Sea of Galilee is a much-contested body of water that provides a lot of freshwater in a place where such water is at a premium. That is why it is so valuable.
What body of water borders Georgia (the country, not the state)?
Black Sea
The Black Sea is surrounded by land, instead of connecting to other seas or oceans. It is a stormy sea that is hard to navigate - but it does connect to other waterways via the Bosphorus Strait.
What body of water separates Russia from the United States?
Straits of Gibraltar
Strait of Hormuz
Bering Strait
The Bering Strait used to be so iced-up that you could travel from Russia to America. Sadly due to climate change, the Bering Sea which the Strait leads into is now almost free of ice, jeopardizing habitats and communities.
The Sargasso Sea is a part of the Atlantic Ocean but it has its own currents. It's known as The Doldrums because if you float into it, you can get becalmed. It is the only sea whose outer borders are all water - but Bermuda is in it!
Trick question, the Atlantic is an ocean, not a sea!