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The content in this topic will work towards building an understanding of how differences in salinity and temperature cause density differences that affect ocean circulation.
Marginal Seas
Fig. 2.20. Some of the seas around Europe and Africa. The narrow Strait of Gibraltar connects the Mediterranean to the Atlantic ocean basin.
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Marginal seas are large, shallow bodies of water along continental edges or margins. Marginal seas include the Arabian Sea, the Baltic Sea, the Bering Sea, the Beaufort Sea, the Black Sea, the Gulf of