What is the reason for naming some seas with colors!?
ArabiaWeather.com- Have you ever wondered why the seas are named after some colours? Like the black sea, red, Mediterranean white and yellow? We will answer these questions through this question.
The Black Sea was called by this name as a result of the terror that sailors used to feel when they intended to sail in it! Because of the large number of thunderstorms and strong winds in it, which caused great difficulties and dangers when visiting it, and marine disasters often occurred in it.
The reason for the air activity in it is due to its location in the middle of western Russia, which is very cold in winter, and the regions of Turkey and the Mediterranean Sea to the south from where the moisture comes, and to the west the European continent is the source of many deep depressions.
As for the fact that the waters of the Black Sea are blue, their color is lighter than the color of the waters of the Mediterranean Sea, due to the abundance of phytoplankton (Pythoplankton) in the first place, as a result of the nature of its waters of fresh origins (the Danube River) and because of its semi-closure compared to the Mediterranean Sea.
As for the Mediterranean Sea, it was called by this name as a result of its wideness, as its waters appear light in color like the waters of large oceans when sailing in it.
The Red Sea (Qalzam) was called by this name as a result of the spread of plankton and algae in it, which sometimes reflects the red color, as well as as a result of the spread of rocky mountains on its Saudi and Egyptian sides, as those mountains reflect the red color on its waters at sunset.
Many have believed that coral is the reason why it is called red, but red coral is rare in it and is located within limited areas near Yemen in the south and the Gulf of Aqaba in the north.
As for the reason for naming the Yellow Sea, which separates China and the Korean peninsula, it is due to the spread of sand in it, most of which comes from the rivers that flow into it and carry with them silt and dust, of which the yellow color is mostly.
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