Norwegian Sea

American

noun

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

Norwegian Sea British

noun

part of the Arctic Ocean between Greenland and Norway

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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 discovery, just north of the Tyrihans field and west of the Kristin development in the Norwegian Sea, was the state-controlled firm's sixth find in domestic waters this year, it said.

From Reuters • Nov. 1, 2021

The strike group, carrying thousands of sailors, practiced cold-weather operations in the Norwegian Sea, an area where Russian submarines operate.

From Washington Post • Nov. 21, 2018

The carrier Admiral Kuznetsov and its task force is sailing south from the Norwegian Sea on its way to Syria.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2016

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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