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Barents Sea

noun

  1. a part of the Arctic Ocean between NE Europe and the islands of Spitzbergen, Franz Josef Land, and Novaya Zemlya.


Barents Sea

/ ˈbærənts /

noun

  1. a part of the Arctic Ocean, bounded by Norway, Russia, and the islands of Novaya Zemlya, Spitsbergen, and Franz Josef Land


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Barents Sea1

named after Willem Barents (1550–97) Dutch navigator and explorer

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