Barents Sea
marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean, located off the northern coasts of Norway and Russia
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Summary
Barents Sea is a marginal sea[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of marginal sea entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,287 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Russia[3], Norway[4], Soviet Union[5], Russian Empire[6]
- Named after: Willem Barents[7]
- Inflows: Kharlovka[8], Varzina[9], Tuloma[10], Rynda[11], Iokanga[12], Indiga[13], Vostochnaya Litsa[14], More-Yu[15], Pyosha[16], Anikieva[17], Zolotaya[18], Kachalovka[19], Malaya Litsa[20], Olyonka[21]
- Basin country: Norway[22], Russia[23]
- Part of: Arctic Ocean[24]
- Commons category: Barents Sea[25]
- Has part(s): Porsanger Fjord[26], Svyatonossky Gulf[27], Kola Bay[28], Pechora Sea[29], Motovsky Gulf[30], Kongsfjorden[31], Tjuvfjorden[32], Wahlenbergfjorden[33], Storfjorden[34], Varangerfjord[35]
- Coordinate location: 75, 40[36]
- Topic's main category: Category:Barents Sea[37]
- Commons gallery: Barents Sea[38]
- Category for the water basin: Category:Drainage basins of the Barents Sea[39]
- Described by source: Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition[40], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[41]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Barents Sea include Barentshav-class offshore patrol vessel[42], a ship class[43].
Why It Matters
Barents Sea has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 100 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]
Entities named for it include Barentshav-class offshore patrol vessel[42], a ship class[43].