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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Barents Sea¹

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