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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Example Sentences

High pressure is already building in a region from Scandinavia toward the Kara Sea north of Russia.

From Washington Post • Nov. 29, 2022

By leading drilling operations in the icy Kara Sea, Exxon have taken the first steps towards opening up Russia’s Arctic waters as a major new oil and gas frontier.

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

In December, as a result of Western sanctions, the two companies terminated contracts for five service vessels that were to begin operating in the Kara Sea, after ExxonMobil made a billion-barrel discovery last September.

From Time • Mar. 4, 2015

It is felt in the Kara Sea, and as a north-easterly stream along the coast of Novaya Zemlya.

From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 2, July, 1893 by Various