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Barents Sea

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Barents Sea
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.
Barents Sea [ˈbærənts]
n
(Placename) a part of the Arctic Ocean, bounded by Norway, Russia, and the islands of Novaya Zemlya, Spitsbergen, and Franz Josef Land
[named after Willem Barents (1550-97) Dutch navigator and explorer]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Barents Sea - the part of the Arctic Ocean to the north of Norway and Russia
Arctic Ocean - ice covered waters surrounding the North Pole; mostly covered with solid ice or with ice floes and icebergs
White Sea - a large inlet of the Barents Sea in the northwestern part of European Russia
Translations
Barents Sea [ˈbærəntsˈsiː] N the Barents Sea → el Mar de Barents
Barents Sea [ˌbærəntsˈsiː] n
the Barents Sea → la mer de Barents
Barents Sea
n → Barentssee f
Barents Sea [ˈbærəntsˈsiː] n the Barents Sea → il mar di Barents
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R Hannington Watton, Norfolk A HMS Orwell was an O Class destroyer and took part in the Battle of the Barents Sea, protected Russian convoys and was used in the D-Day landings.
Question Time; your letters by The Mirror (London, England)
Byline: OSLO: Norwegian oil and gas group StatoilHydro has drilled a "disappointing" appraisal well in the Barents Sea, the company and energy officials said.
StatoilHydro drill disappoints by Oil & Gas News
The accident occurred exactly five years after the nuclear submarine Kursk sank to the bottom of the Barents Sea, killing all 118 seamen.
Attempt to free sub on seabed by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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