Sargasso Sea

American  

noun

1. a relatively calm area of water in the N Atlantic, NE of the West Indies.

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Sargasso Sea British  

noun

1. a calm area of the N Atlantic, between the Caribbean and the Azores, where there is an abundance of floating seaweed of the genus Sargassum

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Sargasso Sea

Originating in the Atlantic Ocean's Sargasso Sea, sargassum was pushed by clockwise currents into nutrient-rich waters where it has exploded in growth.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

Glass eels are juvenile eels, aged one to two years, that have just completed their migration across the Atlantic from the Sargasso Sea.

From BBC ● May 7, 2026

The algae originate in the Sargasso Sea east of Florida.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 19, 2025

“I was sailing in the Sargasso Sea constantly and seeing this incredible ecosystem that we would pass by and collect in our nets and examine,” she said.

From Slate ● Jul. 16, 2023

During one of the few lulls in the storm, Dad leaned back slightly and asked, "What do the turtles do after they’ve finished their five to ten years in the Sargasso Sea?"

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg