7 seas or 87 seas?

Beholder

Senior Member
If you include all seas of the world as known with todays world map, you get 87 seas instead of 7. Adriatic Sea, Aegean Sea, Alboran Sea, Arabian Sea, Aral Sea, Baffin Bay, Baltic Sea, Barents Sea, Bering Sea, Black Sea, Caribbean Sea, Caspian Sea, Celebes Sea, Chilean Sea, Coral Sea, East China Sea, English Channel, Gulf of Alaska, Gulf of Mexico, Hudson Bay, Ionian Sea, Irish Sea, Java Sea, Kara Sea, Labrador Sea, Laptev Sea, Marmara Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Molucca Sea, North Sea, Philippine Sea, Red Sea, Salish Sea, Sargasso Sea, South China Sea, Tasman Sea, Timor Sea, Weddell Sea, Yellow Sea, Andaman Sea, Bay of Bengal, Beaufort Sea, Chukchi Sea, Mozambique Channel, Sunda Strait, Bay of Biscay, Sea of Japan, Sea of Okhotsk, Sea of Cortez, Sea of Wadden, White Sea, Gulf of Guinea, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, Gulf of Suez, Gulf of Thailand, Persian Gulf, Laccadive Sea, Taiwan Strait, Gulf of Carpentaria, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Gulf of Bothnia, Gulf of Fonseca, Gulf of Patras, Gulf of Antalya, Gulf of Izmir, Gulf of Kachchh, Sulu Sea, Ligurian Sea, Sicilian Sea, Gulf of Aqaba, Bengal Bay, South Atlantic Ocean Sea, D'Entrecasteaux Channel, Kermadec Sea, Flores Sea, Torres Strait.

A rainbow is said to have 7 colors, but adding more words for colors would make it 87 colors. Crimson, Scarlet, Ruby, Cherry, Vermilion, Rose, Carmine, Cardinal, Garnet, Firebrick, Coral Red, Sunset Red, Salmon, Tangerine, Amber, Apricot, Peach, Flame, Saffron, Marigold, Gold, Sunflower, Honey, Canary, Dandelion, Lemon, Buttercup, Flaxen, Straw, Chartreuse, Lime, Pistachio, Fern, Apple Green, Mint, Grass, Shamrock, Moss, Jade, Kelly Green, Emerald, Forest, Seafoam, Aquamarine, Teal, Turquoise, Robin’s Egg Blue, Sky Blue, Azure, Cerulean, Cobalt, Sapphire, Cornflower, Periwinkle, Indigo, Denim, Navy, Prussian Blue, Ultramarine, Electric Blue, Amethyst, Lavender, Mauve, Lilac, Violet, Plum, Orchid, Iris, Grape, Magenta, Mulberry, Fuchsia, Wine, Boysenberry, Raspberry, Cranberry, Burgundy, Claret, Aubergine, Eggplant, Royal Purple, Tyrian Purple, Deep Purple.

What mystical power is there in number 87?
 
funny enough i had researched the same subject as well as that thing you said about vampires fighting immortals. You reading my mind?
 

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