barents sea

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A part of the Arctic Ocean located north of Norway and northwestern Russia
A shallow section of the Arctic Ocean north of Norway and northwest Russia. The North Atlantic Current keeps its southern ports ice-free all year. the Barents Sea a sea that is north of Norway and Russia and connected to the Arctic Ocean. Outlying portion of the Arctic Ocean. Named for the Dutch explorer Willem Barents, it is bounded by the Norwegian and northwestern Russian mainland and the Greenland Sea. It is 800 mi (1,300 km) long and 650 mi (1,050 km) wide and covers 542,000 sq mi (1,405,000 sq km). Its average depth is 750 ft (229 m), with a maximum depth of 2,000 ft (600 m) in the major Bear Island Trench
the part of the Arctic Ocean north of Norway and Russia