Talk:Caribbean Sea

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i am working on the Caribbean Sea for a school project. I think this website could use a little work for instance the first paragraph was a run on sentence think a bout changing it.bye

Do improve if you think it could be better.

Contents 1 marginal sea 2 Pronunciation 3 Missing? 4 Merge?

[edit] marginal sea

AsI understand the term "marginal sea" as defined in Wik, the Caribbean would qualify as such. If I am right, it should be added to the ones listed under "marginal sea" and should be so designated here.

I'm no expert on marginal and mediterranean seas, but based on what is elsewhere on wikipedia.... The American Mediterranean Sea (made up of the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico) is listes as a mediterranean sea. And according to the second sentence on the marginal sea page, mediterranean seas are not marginal seas. So, no. --Gruepig 19:52, 16 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Pronunciation

Is it pronounced "cah-RIH-bee-uhn" or "cair-ah-BEE-un"? I often hear it pronounced either way on television and radio, although where I live (Florida), most people seem to use the first pronunciation.

Well, then, the answer is that it is pronounced both ways :-) PeteVerdon 19:52, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

It is pronounced the second way in the UK. This is am accent thing, like tomato and countless other words, SqueakBox 20:40, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

The important thing is how people from the Carribean pronounce it.St jimmy 11:48, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

The article refers to the "alternative pronunciation" but doesn't make it clear which is which. Does it mean the British one ? -- Beardo 06:28, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Missing?

Some thoughts:

• Environmental issues: unique wildlife; major currents; weather (hurricanes & tropical storms); oil drilling
• Legal issues: which nations own what portions of the sea. Are there any treaties covering this stretch of water?
• Ocean traffic: Fleets based here; ocean liner visits; commercial fishing.

Thanks. — RJH 15:45, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

Definetely stuff this article needs...

Btw, different sources have contradicting measurements of this sea as in total area and length and width... Is there a true source we can rely on? - Tutmosis 12:56, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

Depends where you draw the lines, I guess. -- Beardo 06:16, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Merge?

The article Caribbean Sea shows some signs of unawareness of Caribbean (which should probably be either Caribbean region or Demography and politics of the Caribbean). Cutting the Gordian knot would mean a merge, which seems practical: the distinction between the piece of water and the common aspects of the bits of land lying within it is subtle at best and perverse at worst, and likely by its nature to promote the kind of confusion that Caribbean Sea expresses.
--Jerzy•t 15:53, 31 May 2006 (UTC)