Moses is said to have parted this sea while escaping from Egypt
English pelt traders created a trading monopoly named for this northern bay
Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island is set on an unnamed island in this sea
Rajaraja Chola extended his namesake empire to this bay, the world's largest, around 1000 C.E
Yalta, the site of a famed conference during World War II, lies on the shore of this sea
Christmas Island was first sighted by Europeans on December 25, 1643 in this ocean
Hurricane Harvey, the costliest tropical storm in history, made landfall from this gulf
Russia's settlement in the Far East gives its name to this sea, which featured submarine espionage during the Cold War
In 1933, a 7.3 magnitude earthquake, the largest recorded above the Arctic Circle, struck this bay
Sinclair Lewis, Bob Dylan, and William D. Leahy were born along the shores of this lake
The Hanseatic League dominated trade in this sea from the 14th to 17th century
Mongol invaders were thwarted twice by typhoons in this sea
Aircraft carriers were first used against each other in the naval battle between Japan and American/Australian forces here
Sir Francis Drake became the first Englishman to see this ocean in 1573, five years before he sailed across it
The United States raided this sea during World War II, destroying large numbers of Japanese ships
Over a thousand meters below sea level at its deepest point, this 'sea' is really the world's largest lake
James Cook was the first to disprove the notion of Terra Australis and prove that this ocean did in fact exist
On May 30, 1814, Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled to the island of Elba in this sea
English explorer John Hanning Speke named this lake for his queen after he discovered it 1858
Yemen's island Socotra in this sea is their only territory not to be involved in their civil war
During the Cold War, the indigenous people on either side of this sea were barred from crossing by the USA and USSR
European merchants mapped out extensive portions of this ocean while searching for a 'Northern Passage' in the 18th century
King Alfred the Great was the first monarch to put up resistance against the Vikings during the Viking Age in this sea
At roughly 11:40 pm on April 14, 1912, the RMS Titanic hit an iceberg in this ocean, causing it to sink
