Beaufort Sea
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Area | 476000 |
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Coordinates | 72°N 137°W / 72°N 137°W Coordinates: 72°N 137°W / 72°N 137°W |
Max. depth | 4,683 m (15,364 ft) |
Average depth | 124 m (407 ft) |
Frozen | Almost all year round |
Islands | Banks Island |
Herschel Island | |
Barter Island | |
Northstar Island | |
Endicott Island | |
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ID | 2235626 |
About Beaufort Sea
The Beaufort Sea is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean, located north of the Northwest Territories, the Yukon, and Alaska, and west of Canada's Arctic islands. The sea is named after Sir Francis Beaufort, a hydrographer.