Barents Sea
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Area | 14 |
|---|---|
| Mean depth | 229 m |
| Locations | Arctic Ocean |
| Coordinates | 75°N 40°E / 75°N 40°E Coordinates: 75°N 40°E / 75°N 40°E |
| Islands | Bear Island |
| Barentsøya | |
| Edgeøya | |
| Kildin Island | |
| Mezhdusharsky Island | |
| Did you know | The southern portion of the Barents Sea is ice free all year because of the North Atlantic drift. |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1152606 |
About Barents Sea
The Barents Sea is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean, located off the northern coasts of Norway and Russia and is divided between Norwegian and Russian territorial waters. Known among Russians in the Middle Ages as the Murman Sea, the sea takes its current name from the Dutch navigator Willem Barentsz.
Crunch talks due on deep-sea mining controversy
Jul 10,2023 3:40 am
... Last month Norway controversially opened areas in the Greenland Sea, the Norwegian Sea and the Barents Sea covering an area of 280,000 square kilometres (108,000 square miles) for mining companies to apply for licenses...
Who owns the Arctic and should they drill for oil and gas?
Apr 29,2022 6:05 pm
... What s the Norway court case about? Since 2016 Norway - Western Europe s largest oil producer - has granted a number of licences to explore for oil and gas in the Barents Sea, inside the Arctic Circle...
