Sargasso Sea

Sar·gas·so Sea  (sär-gs)

A part of the northern Atlantic Ocean between the West Indies and the Azores. The relatively calm sea is noted for the abundance of gulfweed floating on its surface.

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Sargasso Sea

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(Placename) a calm area of the N Atlantic, between the Caribbean and the Azores, where there is an abundance of floating seaweed of the genus Sargassum

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Sargasso Sea - a vast area of the North Atlantic from the West Indies to the Azores that is dense with gulfweed Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean - the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east