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In Medieval European literature, the Seven Seas referred to the following seas:
- Persian Gulf
- Black Sea
- Caspian Sea
- Red Sea
- Mediterranean Sea (in the wide sense, lapping the shores of Europe, Middle East and Northern Africa)
- Adriatic Sea
- Arabian Sea (which is part of the Indian Ocean)
Essentially these seas enclose Europe and the areas immediately influenced by it.