What is "sargasso sea"

Sargasso \Sar*gas"so\, n. [Sp. sargazo seaweed.] (Bot.) The gulf weed. See under Gulf.

Sargasso Sea, a large tract of the North Atlantic Ocean where sargasso in great abundance floats on the surface.

The Sargasso Sea is a region in the gyre in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean. It is the only sea on Earth which has no coastline; a distinctive body of water with brown Sargassum seaweed and calm blue water, very different from the rest of the Atlantic Ocean.

The sea is bounded on the west by the Gulf Stream; on the north, by the North Atlantic Current; on the east, by the Canary Current; and on the south, by the North Atlantic Equatorial Current. It is 1,107 km wide and 3,200 km long (700 statute miles wide and 2,000 statute miles long). It stretches from roughly 70 degrees west to 40 degrees west, and from 20 degrees north to 35 degrees north. Bermuda is near the western fringes of the sea. This system of ocean currents forms the North Atlantic Gyre.

All the currents deposit the marine plants and refuse they carry into this sea, yet the ocean water in the Sargasso Sea is distinctive for its deep blue color and exceptional clarity, with underwater visibility of up to 61 m (200 ft).

Sargasso Sea is an album by guitarists John Abercrombie and Ralph Towner recorded in 1976 and released on the ECM label.

The Sargasso Sea is a region of the North Atlantic Ocean.

Sargasso Sea or Sargasso may also refer to:

• Sargasso Sea (John Abercrombie and Ralph Towner album), 1976
• Sargasso Sea (Pram album), 1995
• Sargasso, a 1977 novel by Edwin Corley
• "Sargasso Sea", a song in the Scale the Summit discography
• "Sargasso Sea", a song by Salt Tank

Sargasso Sea is the third album by Pram, released in August 1995 through Too Pure.