The major seas of the world include the South China sea, the Caribbean Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, the Bering Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, the Arabian Sea, the Sea of Okhotsk, the Sea of Japan, Hudson Bay, East China, Andaman, the Black Sea and the Red Sea.
The Seven Seas is a figurative term referring to the seas and oceans of the world.
During the Age of Discovery (1450-1650), the Seven Seas were commonly referred to the then seven navigable seas of the world: Atlantic, Arctic, Indian and Pacific Oceans and the Mediterranean Sea, Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
Yet others disagree and report the ancient Seven Seas to be the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, Black Sea, the Adriatic Sea, the Caspian Sea, the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean. But, of course, the ancient Hindus, Chinese, Persians, Romans and many others referred to the Seven Seas as different bodies of water.
Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Daily News of Open Water Swimming and founder of WOWSA. Inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Swimmer, Class of 2001) and Ice Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Contributor - Media, Class of 2019), recipient of the International Swimming Hall of Fame's Poseidon Award (2016), International Swimming Hall of Fame's Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award (2010).