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Bookmark or Share- Barents Sea | Map, Depth, & Facts | BritannicaBarents Sea, outlying portion of the Arctic Ocean 800 miles (1,300 km) long and 650 miles (1,050 km) wide and covering 542,000 square miles (1,405,000 square km). Its average depth is 750 feet (229 metres), plunging to a maximum of 2,000 feet (600 metres) in the major Bear Island Trench.
- Willem Barentsz - WikipediaWillem Barentsz (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɪləm ˈbaːrənts]; c. 1550 – 20 June 1597), anglicized as William Barents or Barentz, was a Dutch navigator, cartographer, and Arctic explorer. Barentsz went on three expeditions to the far north in search for a Northeast passage.
- Barents Sea - WikipediaThe Barents Sea, where temperate waters from the Gulf Stream and cold waters from the Arctic meet, is home to an enormous diversity of organisms, which are well-adapted to the extreme conditions of their marine habitats.
- Barents Sea - WorldAtlasA marginal sea is a part of the ocean that is partially enclosed by land in the form of peninsulas, archipelagos, or islands. It is located along the northern coasts of Norway and Russia. The sea has been named in the honor of Willem Barentsz, who was a famous Dutch explorer.
- Barents Sea - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaLocation of the Barents Sea. The Barents Sea is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean. [1] It is north of Norway and Russia. [2] It was called the Murman Sea in the Middle Ages. The new name is from the Dutch navigator Willem Barents. It is a rather deep shelf sea. The average depth is 760 feet (230 m) and maximum depth is 1,480 feet (450 m).
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