A body of water in the northeastern Atlantic between Norway, Iceland and the Greenland Sea, part of the broader system carrying warm Atlantic water northward into the Arctic. It is a key link in the global thermohaline circulation and a major fishing and offshore oil region.
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Area (sq km) Maximum Depth (m) Connections
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Shaped By
Source Norwegian Sea - Wikipedia
In the Other Atlases
Found There
Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.
Source Atlantic white-sided dolphin (Wikipedia)Geographic range, northeast limitQuote, Geographic range, northeast limit
The distribution limits are the Norwegian Sea in the northeast, the Davis Strait in the northwest, coastal North Carolina in the southwest and the Celtic Sea in the southeast
Sources
1. Norwegian Sea - Wikipedia
Infobox, area
1383000 km2
Infobox, max_depth
3970 m
Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
69 N 2 E
Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
69 N 2 E
Shaped By: Glaciation, Lead and sections
The coasts of the Norwegian Sea were shaped during the last ice age.
View the SourceWikidata: Norwegian Sea
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