South Sea

South Sea, South Seas or Southsea may refer to:

Bodies of water

• Pacific Ocean, originally named by European explorers Mar del Sur, or South Sea
  • South Seas, a common name for the South Pacific
• The Southern Sea, an alternate name for the Gulf of Mexico, particularly during the Mexican-American War
• Southern Ocean or the Great Southern Ocean, the Antarctic Ocean and the South Polar Ocean
• South China Sea, encompassing an area from Singapore to the Strait of Taiwan
• Namhae (sea) or South Sea, Korean name for body of water where the Yellow Sea meets Sea of Japan
• Zuiderzee or Southern Sea, a reclaimed bay of the North Sea, now IJsselmeer, Netherlands
• Red Sea, also known as Southern Sea in the ancient Mediterranean world

Geographic regions and populated places

• Oceania, Australia and the islands east of Australia
• Nanyang (region), Chinese name for the geographical region south of China, particularly Southeast Asia
• Polynesia, also called the South Sea Islands
• South Seas Mandate, territories assigned to Japan by the League of Nations after World War I
• Southsea, a seaside resort in Portsmouth, England, UK
• Southsea, Wrexham, village in Wrexham, Wales, UK

Films and literature

• South Seas (genre), a genre of literature and films taking place in Oceania or Pacific Islands
• South Sea Adventure, a 1952 children's book by Willard Price
• South Sea Bubble, a 1949 play by Noël Coward
• South Sea Love (1923 film), a 1923 American silent film
• South Sea Love (1927 film), a 1927 American silent drama film
• South Sea Rose, a 1921 American comedy-drama film
• South Sea Sinner, a 1950 American adventure film
• South Sea Tales, a 1911 collection of short stories by Jack London
• South Sea Woman, a 1953 American action-comedy-drama film
• Island Nights' Entertainments or South Sea Tales, a collection of short stories by Robert Louis Stevenson

Other

• South Sea Bubble, speculation in the stock of The South Sea Company
• South Sea Company, a British joint-stock company that traded in South America during the 18th century
• South Sea Fleet, the Chinese naval fleet that operates in the South China Sea
• South Sea Islanders, Australian descendants of Pacific Islanders
• South Sea Roller Derby, an Australian roller derby league
• PS Southsea (1930), passenger vessel built for the Southern Railway in 1930
• Mare Australe or Southern Sea, lunar mare in the southeastern hemisphere of the Moon

See also

• North Sea (disambiguation)
• East Sea (disambiguation)
• West Sea (disambiguation)
• 南海 (disambiguation)：
  • Nanhai (disambiguation), meaning South Sea in Chinese
  • Nankai (disambiguation), meaning South Sea in Japanese
  • Namhae (disambiguation), meaning South Sea in Korean
• Southern Seas (disambiguation)
• Mar del Sur (disambiguation)
• All pages with titles beginning with South Sea
• All pages with titles containing South Sea