intercontinental sea

intercontinental sea

[in·tər‚kant·ən′ent·əl ′sē]
(geography)
A large body of salt water extending between two continents.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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