Gārsecg is grēat sealtƿæter and se mǣsta dǣl þæs ƿæterhringes. Nēan 71% þǣre andsȳne þǣre eorðan is oferƿrungen fram þǣm gārsecge, þe is unendiende ƿæter. Mā þone healf þæs gārsecgas is dēopra þonne 3,000 metera. His geƿunelīca dǣl sealtes is 3.5%. Sƿīðe manig cynn dēora ƿuniaþ on him. Þēaƿlīce is hit gesmēad þæt þǣr sind fīf gārsecga: se Sericus Gārsecg, se Atlantisca Gārsecg, se Indisca Gārsecg, se Sūþgārsecg, and se Norþgārsecg.