Naming the Seas

[Orioni]

Right now we have names for Oceans and some local seas.

http://www.europans.com/map/

But there is certainly still room for more detail.

If you're a coastal or maritime nation, share your naming ideas for a:

• Sea - a sea or marginal sea is a division of an ocean, partially enclosed by islands, archipelagos, or peninsulas, adjacent to or widely open to the open ocean at the surface, and/or bounded by submarine ridges on the seafloor.
• Strait - a narrow area of water connecting two wider areas of water.
• Bay - generic term; though most features with "Bay" in the name are small, some are very large.
• Gulf - a very large bay, often a top-level division of an ocean or sea.
• Fjord - a long bay with steep sides, typically formed by a glacier.
• Bight - a bay that is typically shallower than a sound.
• Sound - a large, wide bay which is typically deeper than a bight, or a strait.

I'm excluding coves because they would be too small to place.

Low on inspiration? Check this list on Wikipedia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_seas

[Andalla]

@Sunset Sea Islands and I agreed that the sea between us is known as the Sea of Andalla. I'm still thinking for a name for the east sea.

If only Andalla was really located in the north, I could've submitted a terribly long list of fjord names...

[Orioni]

I has come to my attention that the ocean borders aren't 100% clear. There are some questions regarding:

1. Where does the "?" area belong? @Prymont suggested Adisi.
2. How far south dor the Adlantic extend?
3. Where is the western edges of the Adisi Ocean?

[Sareval]

Some ideas:

 

[Sunset Sea Islands]

Very funny ideas, @Synturia ! Anamanam is awesome, I love it!

[Gallambria]

@Synturia - made a mistake there ... #FTFY

[Andalla]

@Orioni I would like the sea between Andalla and Giokto to be known as the Tiauhai Sea.

Its actual name, in Giokton writing, would be 趙海. In Pheng-im (romanized Giokton), it's Tiāu-Hái.

[Orioni]

Some of these names were added:

• Gulf of Auriel
• Synthe Sea
• Tiauhai Sea

[Variota]

In regards to the strait that Synturia named the 'Naught Strait', I named it the Esophaguspassage/Keelpijppassage in a news article yesterday. Passage and strait have the same meaning but I feel that passage somehow sounds better. Both will work for me as I understand using an English name as I'm not the only one who'll end up there, I can also understand that it might be hard to fit in a rather long name like that on the rather narrow waters of the strait and with the wiki coming up and such, I can just make an article there on it if that's a better solution. 

[Gallambria]

Suggestions for Seas around GAOT.

[Tagmatium Rules]

Hello.

This area used to be called the "Sea of Storms" on the old Europa map.

Or that general sort of area.

Could it be added again?

Alternatively, I suppose, a quick Google translate says "Storms" is "Kataigides", in my horrible pseudo-Greek that I use. So, "Kataigides Sea".

But that sounds a bit sh*t.

Or "Aroman Sea"?

I'm throwing this one open, really.

[Fulgistan]

https://i.imgur.com/7KzkOgh.jpg

 

I was hoping that we could name this area in the link above the Qingming Sea, or "Clear and Bright Sea".

[Tagmatium Rules]

Since I was stupid and merely translated "storms", I did the whole phrase "Sea of Storms" whilst writing my last post.

It should be "Thalassa ton Kataigidon", rather than "Kataigides".

When you have a chance, @Orioni, could you make that change?

[Salvia]

Could this area be labelled the Bay of Salvae?  Thanks!

[Orioni]

All of the above has been taken care of in the next version which drops today.

[Tagmatium Rules]

1 hour ago, Orioni said:

All of the above has been taken care of in the next version which drops today.

Thanks, @Orioni!

[Orioni]

I think what I'll do next is add some more placeholder labels in the areas that look large enough to have their own name.

It'll probably look like (Name Sea) or (Strait Sea) or (Name Gulf).

As always: the two active player who are closest get to label a geographic feature. I'm sure everyone can get along with that.

[Cashar]

Can this little area northwest of Protiva be called the Gulf of Monran? Or is it too small? Monran Bay?

[Fubukino]

By vote in Discord some time ago the Unnamed Sea bordering Oyus, @Shffahkia, @Metztlitlaca, @Anatea is requested to be named the Typhos Sea.

[Mito]

Just now, Oyus said:

By vote in Discord some time ago the Unnamed Sea bordering Oyus, @Shffahkia, @Metztlitlaca, @Anatea is requested to be named the Typhos Sea.

With great Shffahkian protest, I will add.

[Iverica]

On 2/6/2021 at 3:17 PM, Cashar said:

Can this little area northwest of Protiva be called the Gulf of Monran? Or is it too small? Monran Bay?

Perhaps more like a bight than a bay? @Cashar

 

4 hours ago, Oyus said:

By vote in Discord some time ago the Unnamed Sea bordering Oyus, @Shffahkia, @Metztlitlaca, @Anatea is requested to be named the Typhos Sea.

@Oyus Typhus? 😮

 

[Cashar]

@Iverica Ooooh. Bight of Monran?

[Safiloa]

Safijera literally translates to the Rainbow Sea, however foreigners often call the sea, the Safijeran Sea or translate rainbow to their own language. The sea is called the rainbow sea due to the magnificent change in color of the coral reefs and algal forests that exist throughout the region. The name of Safiloa, translates to the trade (or market) of rainbows, again for the rich array of colourful algae. 
 

The Atsavan Kelp Forest is the most belittling of this underwater growth, with huge edible growth that can surpass some of the largest terrestrial forests. 
 

The Hatalo Rift Valley is a large abyssal trench and one of the (if not) deepest points of the ocean. Three tectonic plates are drifting apart slowly creating an even deeper fissure in the Eurth’s crust. 

[Tagmatium Rules]

Speaking of this, I think the sea around the islands here was agreed on as the Cetan Sea.

[Zaxar]

I would like to request that the highlighted area be named the Wampanoag Sea after the people who fished the waters there for thousands of years.