Kara Sea

American  

[kahr-uh, kah-ruh] / ˈkɑr ə, ˈkɑ rə /

noun

1. an arm of the Arctic Ocean between Novaya Zemlya and the N Russian Federation.

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Kara Sea British  

/ ˈkɑːrə /

noun

1. a shallow arm of the Arctic Ocean off the N coast of Russia: ice-free for about three months of the year

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Kara Sea

The state fisheries agency filed its claim in July saying the spill had polluted lakes, and rivers leading to the Kara Sea.

From Reuters ● Sep. 3, 2021

In 2013, Tillerson won an award from the Russian government called the “Order of Friendship” after signing deals with Rosneft that began a drilling program in the Arctic’s Kara Sea.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 20, 2017

The Kara Sea alone is believed to hold colossal reserves of tens of billions barrels of oil.

From The Guardian ● May 25, 2015

In April, however, Rosneft announced it would resume drilling in the Kara Sea in 2016.

From Scientific American ● May 20, 2015

He got set fast in the ice, however, in the Kara Sea, and remained the winter there, returning home the following year.

From Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I by Nansen, Fridtjof