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Norwegian Sea

American  

noun

  1. part of the Arctic Ocean, N and E of Iceland and between Greenland and Norway.


Norwegian Sea British  

noun

  1. part of the Arctic Ocean between Greenland and Norway

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The military term refers to the maritime zone where the Barents Sea meets the Norwegian Sea.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

"The crew of the frigate 'Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov' conducted an air defense exercise in the Norwegian Sea," the ministry said.

From Reuters • Jan. 10, 2023

People living in Shetland and north east Scotland have reported feeling an earthquake miles away in the Norwegian Sea.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2022

Location: Trondheim is around 310 miles north of Oslo, on the Trondheim Fjord, which lets out in the Norwegian Sea.

From Washington Post • Sep. 25, 2019

Except in June, when it lies over southern Greenland, this tongue-shaped trough of low pressure lies in Davis strait, to the south-west or west of Iceland, and over the Norwegian Sea.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various

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