examples:
Mare Adriatico
an arm of the Mediterranean between Slovenia and Croatia and Montenegro and Albania on the east and Italy on the west
Mare Egeo
an arm of the Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey; a main trade route for the ancient civilizations of Crete and Greece and Rome and Persia
Alabama
a river in Alabama formed by the confluence of the Coosa and Tallapoosa Rivers near Montgomery; flows southwestward to become a tributary of the Mobile River
Rio delle Amazzoni
a major South American river; arises in the Andes and flows eastward into the South Atlantic; the world's 2nd longest river (4000 miles)
Mare d'Arabia
a northwestern arm of the Indian Ocean between India and Arabia
Arkansas
a river that rises in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado and flows southeast through Kansas and Oklahoma and through Arkansas to become a tributary of the Mississippi River
Atlantico
the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
Mar Baltico
a sea in northern Europe; stronghold of the Russian navy
Mare di Bering
part of the North Pacific between Alaska and Siberia; connected to the Arctic Ocean by the Bering Strait
Mare di Bismarck
an arm of the South Pacific to the southwest of the Bismarck Archipelago
Mar Eussino
a sea between Europe and Asia; a popular resort area of eastern Europeans
Caraibi
an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between North and South America; the origin of the Gulf stream
Mar Caspio
a large saltwater lake between Iran and Russia fed by the Volga River; the largest inland body of water in the world
Colorado
an important river in the southwestern United States; rises in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado and flows southwest through Utah into Arizona (where it flows through the Grand Canyon) and then southward through the southern tip of Nevada, then forming the border between California and Arizona and finally into Mexico where it empties into the Gulf of California; the main source of water in the southwestern United States
Colorado
a river in Texas; flows southeast into the Gulf of Mexico
Congo
a major African river (one of the world's longest); flows through Congo into the South Atlantic
Danubio
the 2nd longest European river (after the Volga); flows from southwestern Germany to the Black Sea
Eufrate
a river in southwestern Asia; flows into the Persian Gulf; was important in the development of several great civilizations in ancient Mesopotamia
Gange
an Asian river; rises in the Himalayas and flows east into the Bay of Bengal; a sacred river of the Hindus
ramarro
a river that rises in western Wyoming and flows southward through Utah to become a tributary of the Colorado River
Indiano
the 3rd largest ocean; bounded by Africa on the west, Asia on the north, Australia on the east and merging with the Antarctic Ocean to the south
Indo
an Asian river that rises in Tibet and flows through northern India and then southwest through Kashmir and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea
Kansas
a river in northeastern Kansas; flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River
Mekong
an Asian river; flows through a large delta in southern Vietnam into the South China Sea
Mississippi
a major North American river and the chief river of the United States; rises in northern Minnesota and flows southward into the Gulf of Mexico
Missouri
the longest river in the United States; arises in Montana and flows southeastward to become a tributary of the Mississippi at Saint Louis
Nilo
the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization
Mare del Nord
an arm of the North Atlantic between the British Isles and Scandinavia; oil was discovered under the North Sea in 1970
Orinoco
a South American river 1,500 miles long; flows into the South Atlantic
Persico
a shallow arm of the Arabian Sea between Iran and the Arabian peninsula; the Persian Gulf oil fields are among the most productive in the world
Po
a European river; flows into the Adriatic Sea
minio
a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows eastward from Texas along the southern boundary of Oklahoma and through Louisiana
Mar Rosso
a long arm of the Indian Ocean between northeast Africa and Arabia; linked to the Mediterranean at the north end by the Suez Canal
Rhone
a major French river; flows into the Mediterranean near Marseilles
Mare di Azov
a bay of the Black Sea between Russia and the Ukraine
Senna
a French river that flows through the heart of Paris and then northward into the English Channel
Mar Cinese Meridionale
a tropical arm of the Pacific Ocean near southeastern Asia subject to frequent typhoons
Volga
a Russian river; the longest river in Europe; flows into the Caspian Sea
Wisconsin
a tributary of the Mississippi River in Wisconsin
Mar Giallo
part of the Pacific off the east coast of Asia
types:
baia
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
canale
a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels
estuario
the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix
golfo
an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
insenatura
an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
lago
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
alto mare,
altura,
largo
the part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area
lago,
pozza
a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid
acque,
mare,
oceano
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
secca
a stretch of shallow water
torrente
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
cascata
a steep descent of the water of a river
fiordo
a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway
laguna
a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral
rapida
a part of a river where the current is very fast
fiume
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
Mare del Sud
any sea to the south of the equator (but especially the South Pacific)
canale,
stretto
a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water