sargasso sea

     

The Sargasso Sea is an elongate region in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by ocean currents. On the west it is bounded 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. This system of currents forms the North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre.

Trivia about sargasso sea

  • This sea hundreds of miles east of Florida has no land boundaries
  • This "sea" that lies between the Azores & the West Indies is named for the brown gulfweed floating in it
  • Around 1905 it was discovered that the American eel spawns in this "sea" in the north Atlantic
  • This sea in the North Atlantic is delineated only by the plants that float on its surface
  • This sea, a still area in the Atlantic, is a spawning ground for most of the American & European eels
  • This Atlantic "sea" is named for the seaweed that can be seen there

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