• Lembot_0002@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    “Is Pluto a planet?” problem, I suppose. I doubt that there is a precise, strict definition, so those seas are called that because “it happened this way historically” and there is no real need to change that.

    • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafeEnglish
      0·
      2 months ago

      I’ve seen a diagrammatic chart showing the difference, but damned if I can find it on my phone.

      • Nikls94@lemmy.world
        3·
        2 months ago

        I think it’s like this:

        Sea = Sea water surrounded by land

        Gulf = water that goes into land