Explanation – The correct sequence of seas from North to South is – Norwegian Sea, Baltic Sea, Adriatic Sea, Red Sea. Sea in the News – Baltic Sea: It is a semi-enclosed sea located in Northern Europe. It is a branch of the North Atlantic Ocean, stretching northward from southern Denmark towards the Arctic Circle. It divides the Scandinavian Peninsula from the rest of mainland Europe. It has about 8,000 kilometers of coastline, shared by many countries such as Sweden, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Finland, Estonia, Germany, Denmark, and Russia.  It connects to the White Sea through the White Sea Canal and to the German Bight of the North Sea via the Kiel Canal. It also connects to the Atlantic Ocean through the Danish Straits. The Baltic Sea has three main gulfs: the Gulf of Bothnia to the north, the Gulf of Finland to the east, and the Gulf of Riga slightly to the south of that. It is commonly referred to as the largest brackish inland water body in the world.  The Baltic Sea’s water is less salty compared to the world’s oceans because of the inflow of freshwater from surrounding land and the sea’s shallow depth.

Source: Forum IAS