White Sea

American  

noun

1. an arm of the Arctic Ocean, in the NW Russian Federation in Europe. About 36,000 sq. mi. (93,240 sq. km).

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White Sea British  

noun

1. an almost landlocked inlet of the Barents Sea on the coast of NW Russia. Area: 90 000 sq km (34 700 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

The intercontinental missile, launched from an underwater position in the White Sea off Russia's northern coast, hit a target thousands of kilometres away on the Kamchatka peninsula in the Russian Far East, it said.

From Reuters • Nov. 5, 2023

For some, it’s a final destination to breed, but for many others it’s a stopover on their way north to breeding grounds in Iceland or the White Sea in Russia.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 26, 2023

A fishing village on the frigid shores of the White Sea is slowly vanishing under sand.

From New York Times • Nov. 8, 2022

And in July, Russia made a similar announcement and said its missile had been launched from a frigate in the White Sea.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2021

The Volga by this system communicates with the White Sea, the Baltic, and the Euxine,—statistics showing that no less than fifteen thousand vessels navigate this great river annually.

From Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia by Ballou, Maturin Murray