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Marginal seas of the Arctic Ocean

  • East Siberian SeaThe East Siberian Sea stretches between the Arctic Cape to the north and the coast of Siberia to the south. Its western limit touches the New Siberian…
  • Barents SeaThe Barents Sea sits off the northern coasts of Norway and Russia, a shallow shelf sea with an average depth that remains relatively low compared to other…
  • Laptev SeaThe International Hydrographic Organization drew a precise line on the map in 1935 to define the limits of this Arctic body.
  • Norwegian SeaThe Norwegian Sea began to form approximately 250 million years ago when the Eurasian Plate and the North American Plate started moving apart.