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The Sargasso Sea (/ s ɑːr ˈ ɡ æ s oʊ /) is a region of the Atlantic Ocean bounded by four currents forming an ocean gyre. Unlike all other regions called seas , it has no land boundaries. [2] [3] [4] It is distinguished from other parts of the Atlantic Ocean by its characteristic brown Sargassum seaweed and often calm blue water.
The Sargasso Sea is a unique sea without land boundaries, where a type of seaweed called sargassum floats and reproduces on the surface. It supports diverse marine life, such as turtles, sharks, fish, and whales, and is part of the Northern Atlantic Subtropical Gyre.
Sargassum is a genus of brown macroalgae ( seaweed) in the order Fucales of the Phaeophyceae class. [1] . Numerous species are distributed throughout the temperate and tropical oceans of the world, where they generally inhabit shallow water and coral reefs, and the genus is widely known for its planktonic (free-floating) species.
May 1, 2024 · Sargasso Sea, area of the North Atlantic Ocean, elliptical in shape and relatively still, that is strewn with free-floating seaweed of the genus Sargassum. It lies between the parallels 20° N and 35° N and the meridians 30° W and 70° W inside a clockwise-setting ocean-current system, of which the Gulf Stream (issuing from the Gulf of Mexico ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Mar 15, 2023 · Sargassum is a type of leafy, rootless and buoyant algae that bunch up in islands and floats around the ocean. In the open sea, healthy patches of sargassum can soak up carbon dioxide and serve...
- Emily Olson
Apr 14, 2020 · Sargassum is a type of seaweed that provides habitat and carbon sink in the Atlantic Ocean. But since 2011, it has been growing and washing up in huge quantities, causing problems for coral reefs, beaches, and tourism.
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