White Sea
marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean
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Summary
White Sea is a marginal sea[1]. It draws 6,192 Wikipedia views per month (marginal sea category, ranking #7 of 27).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Russia[3]
- Located in or next to body of water: Barents Sea[4]
- Instance of: adjacent sea[5], internal sea[6]
- Named after: white[7]
- Inflows: Nes[8], Kuloy[9], Kamenka[10], Kalga[11], Kolvitsa[12], Kuzema[13], Pyalitsa[14], Zimnyaya Zolotitsa[15], Koyda[16], Megra[17], Bolshaya Ketmuksa[18], Bolshaya Kumzhevaya[19], Vilovataya[20], Volosova[21]
- Basin country: Russia[22]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for White Sea include Pomors[23], a subethnic group[24].
Why It Matters
White Sea has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]
Entities named for it include Pomors[23], a subethnic group[24].