land in the sea vs land on the sea

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Land in the sea' is used when something physically comes to rest within the sea, while 'land on the sea' is used when referring to something floating or resting on the surface of the sea.

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land in the sea

This phrase is correct and commonly used when something physically comes to rest within the sea.

This phrase is used when referring to objects or creatures that have physically reached the bottom or interior of the sea.

Examples:

The shipwreck landed in the sea.
The anchor landed in the sea bed.
The submarine landed in the sea trench.

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And then his mate, the other one who was giving lessons on what we do if we land in the sea, how to wear your life jacket, etcetera, he starts looking at me all funny, suggestive.
Millions of my wonderful children lost in the land and sea.
improved coordination of the actions taken by all the authorities concerned both at sea and on land, in managing the sea-land interaction.
Is the Commission aware that the threat of more species extinction, on land and in the sea, is increasing inexorably and that many species might be lost forever over the next few decades?
We're close to the Holy Land Sea.
Illegal immigrants will arrive at both the sea and land borders of Greece.
And in time, we will test this Viking myth of a greater land across the sea.
And I'm sure she's very eager to share her impressions of exotic lands across the seas with the girls of 3A.
There must be any amount of princes in the undiscovered lands across the sea.
The Fairland - part of the Sea-Land fleet - was able to transport 266 35-foot containers.
I shall travel to the land across the sea.
But men who coveted possessions chose the land and the sea.
The environmental impact of these works, which involve reclaiming land from the sea, is beginning to cause changes in tidal movement.
We're about to buy a very beautiful piece of land by the sea.
A reference to land-sea links should be inserted so that the IMP can be tied in with territorial development policies.
(b) to contribute to the development of tools relating to the sea, coasts and land-sea, and to create synergies through better coordination of these policies and their instruments;
Which European country has reclaimed nearly a fifth of its land from the sea?
"Atlantis, that land beneath the sea"where giant squid swim gracefully,
We've heard a little about the lands across the sea they call the indies.
The sweeping lines of the land and the sea add life to the Logo and signal exoticism.

Alternatives:

sink in the sea
submerge in the sea
descend into the sea
plunge into the sea
settle in the sea

land on the sea

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to something floating or resting on the surface of the sea.

This phrase is used when talking about objects or structures that are floating or resting on the surface of the sea.