| abalone |
a large sea snail that has several shiny colors on the inside of its shell. Abalone are mollusks. People eat abalone meat and make decorations from the shells. |
| Adriatic Sea |
the part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Italy on the west and the Balkan Peninsula on the east. Some of the countries on the Balkan Peninsula that lie on the Adriatic Sea are Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Croatia. |
| Aegean Sea |
the part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between the countries of Greece and Turkey. |
| airmail |
to send by air rather than by land or sea. [1/5 definitions] |
| Albania |
a country in southeastern Europe. Albania borders on the Adriatic Sea, and Greece is one of its neighbors. Tirane is the capital of Albania. |
| albatross |
a very large sea bird found mostly in the Southern Hemisphere. Albatrosses have webbed feet, long narrow wings, and hooked beaks. |
| Alexandria |
a city in Egypt on the Mediterranean Sea at the tip of the Nile delta. Alexandria was founded by Alexander the Great. |
| Alps |
a high mountain range that goes from southern France through Switzerland, Italy, Germany, and Austria and into the countries along the Adriatic Sea down to Albania. |
| altitude |
the height of a thing above earth or above sea level. |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
a country in the Caribbean Sea made up of three islands. The capital of Antigua and Barbuda is St. John's. |
| Arabia |
a peninsula in southwest Asia between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. |
| Arabian Peninsula |
a peninsula in the Middle East on which lie the countries of Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait. The peninsula lies between the Red Sea to the west and the Persian Gulf to the northeast. The Indian Ocean borders the peninsula on the southeast. |
| Aral Sea |
formerly, a very large, single lake in Central Asia. Once one of the world's largest lakes, the Aral Sea has lost a great deal of its water in recent times and it has divided into separate parts. The southeastern part of the Aral Sea has become entirely dry and is called a desert now. |
| Asia |
the largest continent. Asia is surrounded by the Pacific, Indian, and Arctic Oceans, the Red Sea, and eastern Europe. It is in the Eastern Hemisphere. |
| auk |
a sea bird with webbed feet and short wings that lives in colder parts of the Northern Hemisphere. Auks are good at swimming and diving. |
| Azerbaijan |
a country on the Caspian Sea between Iran and Russia. The capital of Azerbaijan is Baku. |
| Balkan Peninsula |
a European peninsula between the Adriatic Sea on the west and the Black and Aegean Seas on the east. Some of the countries on the Balkan Peninsula are Greece, Macedonia, Albania, Croatia, Serbia, and Bulgaria. |
| Baltic Sea |
a sea in norther Europe that lies between Sweden and Finland. It also borders other countries such as Poland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. |
| Barbados |
an island country in the Caribbean Sea. The capital of Barbados is Bridgetown. |
| barnacle |
a small sea animal that attaches its shell to rocks, the bottom of ships, docks, and other objects in shallow parts of the ocean. Barnacles float freely in the ocean when they are young. They develop shells with sharp edges as adults. Barnacles are kinds of crustaceans. |
| bay1 |
a part of a sea or lake that cuts into a coastline and is partly surrounded by land. |