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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]
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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
Barents Sea [ˈbærəntsˈsiː] n the Barents Sea → il mar di Barents


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The oil and gas content of the Barents Sea and the Kara Sea alone is estimated at 50-60 billion tons of standard fuel (Russia's annual production of oil and gas equals no more than one billion tons of standard fuel).
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Similarly, in the Barents Sea, which is north of Scandinavia and Russia, cod 70 years ago tended to mature when they were 9 to 10 years old.
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Total and organic mercury in Barents Sea pelagic fish.
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