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-"The decision was made last night; I shall write of my first ship, the Bounty, of the mutiny on board, of my long residence on the island of [[Tahiti]] in the [[South Sea]], and of how I was conveyed home in irons, to be tried by court-martial and condemned to death."--''[[Mutiny on the Bounty (novel)|Mutiny on the Bounty]]'' (1932) by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall +
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-'''South Sea''' or '''South Seas''' may refer to:+
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-;Geographic region of the Pacific+
-* The [[Pacific Ocean]] south of Panama+
-* [[South Sea Islands]] (Polynesia)+
-* [[Oceania]], east of Australia+
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-;Other geographic descriptions+
-* [[Nanyang (geographical region)]], Chinese name for the geographical region south of China, particularly Southeast Asia. Literally meaning "Southern Ocean"+
-* [[Southern Ocean]] also known as the Great Southern Ocean, the Antarctic Ocean and the South Polar Ocean, comprises the southernmost waters of the World Ocean, generally taken to be south of 60°S latitude and encircling Antarctica.+
-* The [[South China Sea]], a part of the Pacific Ocean, encompassing an area from Singapore to the Strait of Taiwan+
-* In South Korea, it is sometimes used for the [[East China Sea]]+
-* The former [[Zuiderzee]], today's IJsselmeer, in the Netherlands+
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-* [[Mare Australe]] or ''Southern Sea'' on the Moon+
-* [[South Sea Bubble]], speculation in the stock of the The South Sea Company led to a great economic bubble in 1720, that caused financial ruin for many.+
-* [[The South Sea Company]], was a British joint stock company that traded in South America during the 18th century. Famous for its part in the South Sea Bubble. +
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