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Seas and oceans, ranked by obscurity
Seas, oceans, gulfs, bays and straits. 637 seas and oceans in the bank.
637seas and oceans
162,231views/month · Gulf of Mexico
9views/month · Lac Low
63jackpot answers (90%+)
By obscurity band
Household names159 seas and oceansUnder 25% obscurity: the places everyone reaches for first, and the ones that pay least.
Well known159 seas and oceans25–50% obscurity: known to most people who paid attention in geography.
Off the map128 seas and oceans50–70% obscurity: a solid answer that digs a real distance.
Deep cuts128 seas and oceans70–90% obscurity: the ones you know from a trip, a book or a map you stared at.
One in Wormillion63 seas and oceans90% obscurity and up: the jackpot tier. Every one of these digs at least 135 metres and pays at least 910 points.
By region
Africa20 seas and oceans
Antarctica11 seas and oceans
Asia73 seas and oceans
Europe251 seas and oceans
North America247 seas and oceans
Oceania17 seas and oceans
South America10 seas and oceans
The fifty rarest
The answers that pay most. A tie at the top is possible: two places with the same monthly views score the same.
The twenty most famous
The answers that pay least. Everyone reaches for these first, which is exactly why they don’t dig.
| # | Place | Obscurity | Views | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gulf of Mexico | 0% | 162,231 | 100 |
| 2 | Strait of Hormuz | 0% | 97,456 | 101 |
| 3 | Caspian Sea | 0% | 78,942 | 103 |
| 4 | Pacific Ocean | 0% | 70,193 | 104 |
| 5 | Mediterranean Sea | 1% | 63,993 | 106 |
| 6 | Atlantic Ocean | 1% | 58,511 | 107 |
| 7 | Black Sea | 1% | 47,312 | 108 |
| 8 | Red Sea | 1% | 42,108 | 110 |
| 9 | World Ocean | 1% | 39,397 | 111 |
| 10 | Sargasso Sea | 1% | 37,989 | 113 |
| 11 | Drake Passage | 2% | 35,476 | 114 |
| 12 | Indian Ocean | 2% | 34,193 | 116 |
| 13 | Dardanelles | 2% | 29,745 | 117 |
| 14 | Baltic Sea | 2% | 29,716 | 118 |
| 15 | Aegean Sea | 2% | 29,344 | 120 |
| 16 | English Channel | 2% | 28,223 | 121 |
| 17 | Strait of Magellan | 3% | 28,091 | 123 |
| 18 | Southern Ocean | 3% | 26,504 | 124 |
| 19 | North Sea | 3% | 25,449 | 125 |
| 20 | Puget Sound | 3% | 25,226 | 127 |