Barents Sea

American

noun

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

Barents Sea British

/ ˈbærənts /

noun

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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Etymology

Origin of Barents Sea

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

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Stressing that the EU and Britain now buy "all the oil and gas" that Norway produces in the Barents Sea, Aasland argued that "prices would have been much higher" without these resources.

From Barron's ● Mar. 14, 2026

According to the Norwegian Offshore Directorate, Norway's undiscovered resources are estimated at 3.48 billion cubic meters of equivalent oil and gas, 60 percent of which are believed to be in the Barents Sea.

From Barron's ● Mar. 14, 2026

In 2000, I reported on the sinking of the Kursk submarine in the icy waters of the Barents Sea.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2024

His first domestic challenge came in 2000, when the nuclear submarine Kursk sunk in an accident in the Barents Sea, with the loss of all 118 crew.

From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2024

The Barents Sea in the Arctic Ocean and Tasmania in Australia are named after Dutch sea captains.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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