Sea which includes the Special Area
Special Area is a Special area which consists of several oceans, which have types and boundaries, with a certain area and depth. Special areas closely related to shipping or the world of maritime are because these areas have restrictions and rules that are specific to handling disposal of waste material from ships which can cause marine pollution such as oil, toxic chemicals, dirt and garbage.
read: the rules for removing oil residue at sea
Here are some of the seas called 'special areas'
as for some areas included in the special area of the sea, namely; Mediterranean Sea, Baltic Sea, Black Sea, Red Sea, Persian Gulf, Aden Bay, Antarctic Area, and European Waters include: North European Sea, Irish Sea, Western Ireland, Celtic Sea and English Channel
Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is also called the middle sea which means' land or middle country is an area that includes a special area of the sea is an intercontinental sea that is between Europe in the north, Africa in the south and Asia in the east, covers an area of 2.5 million km², and is connected to The Atlantic Ocean by the Strait of Gibraltar in the west and the Sea of Marmara is usually considered part of the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea, by the Strait of Dardanella and the Bosporus, sequentially in the east. The sea usually has two seasons: wet winters and dry summers. Special plants in this area are olives, grapes, oranges, tangerines, and corks.
Baltic sea
The Baltic Sea in German means "eastern sea", is an area that belongs to a special sea area has a total area of 370,000 km² and has a contents of about 21,000 km. This sea is located northeast of the European continent. The sea borders the Scandinavian peninsula, the plains of Central and Eastern Europe and Denmark. The waters flow towards Kattegat and the North Sea through Öresund, Big and Small Belts. In addition the Baltic Sea is connected to the North Sea by Kiel canal and with the White Sea with the White Sea canal.
The Gulf of Finland connects the Baltic Sea with St. Petersburg. The North Baltic Sea is located between Stockholm, southwest Finland and Estonia. The West and East Gotland Basin forms a major part of the Central Baltic Sea. Gulf of Riga is located between Riga and Saaremaa. Gdańsk Bay is located east of Hel Peninsula on the coast of Poland and west of Sambia in Kaliningrad Oblast.
The westernmost part of the Baltic Sea is Kiel Bay. The three Danish Strait, Large Belts, Small Belts and Öresund connect the Baltic Sea with the Kattegat bay and the Skagerrak strait in the North Sea. The second sea meeting place in Skagen in the northern tip of Denmark is visited by many tourists every year because it has beautiful scenery
The westernmost part of the Baltic Sea is Kiel Bay. The three Danish Strait, Large Belts, Small Belts and Öresund connect the Baltic Sea with the Kattegat bay and the Skagerrak strait in the North Sea. The second sea meeting place in Skagen in the northern tip of Denmark is visited by many tourists every year because it has beautiful scenery
Black Sea
Although the name is black sea, but the color of this sea water is not black like namnay, but it is blue just like the sea in general, the special black sea area has an area of 422,000 km² and a maximum depth of 2,210 m. As for the most important river including the Black Sea is a river called Danube
The Black Sea is a deep sea between southeast Europe and Asia Minor, and is connected to the Mediterranean Sea by the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara, and the Sea of Azov by the Kerch Strait. Countries bordering the Black Sea are Turkey, Bulgaria, Russia, Romania, Ukraine, Georgia. The Cream Peninsula is the Autonomous Republic of Ukraine.
Important coastal cities include: Istanbul (formerly Constantinople and Byzantium), Burgas, Varna, Constanţa, Yalta, Odessa, Sevastopol, Kerch, Novorossiysk, Sochi, Sukhumi, Batumi, Trabzon, Samsun.
The Black Sea is a deep sea between southeast Europe and Asia Minor, and is connected to the Mediterranean Sea by the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara, and the Sea of Azov by the Kerch Strait. Countries bordering the Black Sea are Turkey, Bulgaria, Russia, Romania, Ukraine, Georgia. The Cream Peninsula is the Autonomous Republic of Ukraine.
Important coastal cities include: Istanbul (formerly Constantinople and Byzantium), Burgas, Varna, Constanţa, Yalta, Odessa, Sevastopol, Kerch, Novorossiysk, Sochi, Sukhumi, Batumi, Trabzon, Samsun.
Red Sea
The Red Sea or the Teberau Sea is an area that belongs to a special sea area, which is a bay located west of the Arabian Peninsula that separates the Asian continent from the African continent. The path to the ocean in the south passes through Babul Mandib and the Gulf of Aden while in the north there is the Sinai Peninsula and also the Suez Canal. This ocean in the widest place is 300 km and its length is 1,900 km with the deepest point of 2,500 m. The Red Sea is also a habitat for various aquatic and coral creatures.
The Persian Gulf
The Persian Gulf is an area that includes a special marine area that is an extension of the Gulf of Oman between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. This inland sea has an area of 233,000 km² connected with the Gulf of Oman in the east by the Strait of Hormuz, and its western end is characterized by the main river delta Arvand Rood, which carries water from Karun, Euphrates and Tigris. Its area is 241,000 km². Its length is 989 kilometers which connects mainly Iran from Saudi Arabia with the shortest divider of about 56 km in the Strait of Hormuz.
The length is 1,000 km, and the maximum area is 370 km. To the south, the coastline is low, while the coastal part of Iran is mountainous. with high temperatures, and a salt content of about 40%, which results from higher evaporation of fresh water supplies. The main source of fresh water is from Iraq, with Arvand Rud, meeting the Euphrates, Tigris and Karun Rivers.
The length is 1,000 km, and the maximum area is 370 km. To the south, the coastline is low, while the coastal part of Iran is mountainous. with high temperatures, and a salt content of about 40%, which results from higher evaporation of fresh water supplies. The main source of fresh water is from Iraq, with Arvand Rud, meeting the Euphrates, Tigris and Karun Rivers.
Gulf of Aden
Aden Bay is located in the Indian Ocean, located between Yemen in the southern Arabian Peninsula and Somalia in Africa. In the northwest he is in contact with the Red Sea through the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait.
Aden Bay is an important shipping traffic for the Persian Gulf oil drilling making it very important for the world economy. This bay has many variations of fish, coral and other animals because of a little pollution. The main ports around here are Aden in Yemen and Berbera in Somalia.
The security here is very dangerous because both Yemen and Somalia are very unstable. Aden Bay is the main place for piracy, making it very dangerous to sail here. In addition, the Gulf of Aden is also prone to terrorists because of the bombing of the USS Cole and the French oil tanker also hit by terrorist attacks here.
Aden Bay is an important shipping traffic for the Persian Gulf oil drilling making it very important for the world economy. This bay has many variations of fish, coral and other animals because of a little pollution. The main ports around here are Aden in Yemen and Berbera in Somalia.
The security here is very dangerous because both Yemen and Somalia are very unstable. Aden Bay is the main place for piracy, making it very dangerous to sail here. In addition, the Gulf of Aden is also prone to terrorists because of the bombing of the USS Cole and the French oil tanker also hit by terrorist attacks here.
Antarctic Region
The Antarctic region is an area that includes the special area of the sea which is a continent covering the South Pole of the Earth, almost all of which are located on the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by several oceans between the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean. With an area of 14.0 million km2 (5.4 million sq mi), Antarctica is the fifth largest continent after Eurasia, Africa, North America and South America. By comparison, Antarctica is almost twice the size of Australia. About 98% of the Antarctic is covered with ice which has an average thickness of at least 1.9 km3, the entire land area extends but in the northern reaches of the Antarctic Peninsula.
