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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">seas</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>marine</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>oceans</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>bodies of water</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>sea</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ The shallower salt water areas of the earth lying on the margins of continents; loosely applied as a proper name to any specific bodies of water. For the main water areas of the earth, lying in basins, use "oceans." ]]></note></mads>