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Barents Sea, Arctic Oceani
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Barents Sea | Sea |
| Arctic Ocean | Ocean |
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Other Languages:
French:
mer de Barents
German:
Barentssee
Italian:
Mare di Barents
Russian:
Баренцево море
Simplified Chinese:
巴倫支海
Spanish:
Mar de Barents
Afrikaans:
Barentssee
Albanian:
Deti Barents
Arabic:
بحر بارنتس
Aragonese:
Mar de Barents
Armenian:
Բարենցի ծով
Asturian:
Mar de Barents
Azeri:
Barens dənizi
Bashkir:
Баренц диңгеҙе
Basque:
Barents
Belarusian:
Баранцава мора
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Баранцава мора
Bengali:
বারেন্টস সাগর
Bosnian:
Barencovo more
Breton:
Mor Barents
Bulgarian:
Баренцово море
Catalan:
mar de Barentsz
Central Bikol:
Dagat Barents
Chechen:
Баренцан хӀорд
Chuvash:
Баренц тинĕсĕ
Croatian:
Barentsovo more
Czech:
Barentsovo moře
Danish:
Barentshavet
Dutch:
Barentszzee
Egyptian Arabic:
بحر بارنتس
Esperanto:
Barenca Maro
Estonian:
Barentsi meri
Faroese:
Barentshavið
Farsi/Persian:
دریای بارنتز
Fiji Hindi:
Barents Samundar
Finnish:
Barentsinmeri
Galician:
Mar de Barents
Georgian:
ბარენცის ზღვა
Greek:
Θάλασσα Μπάρεντς
Hebrew:
ים ברנץ
Hindi:
बेरिंट सागर
Hungarian:
Barents-tenger
Icelandic:
Barentshaf
Ido:
Maro di Barents
Iloko:
Baybay Barents
Indonesian:
Laut Barents
Irish Gaelic:
Muir Barents
Japanese:
バレンツ海
Kabardian:
Баренц Хы
Karachay-Balkar:
Баренцни тенгизи
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Баренц теңізі
Komi:
Баренц саридз
Korean:
바렌츠해
Kurdish (Latin Script):
Deryaya Barents
Kyrgyz:
Баренц деңизи
Latin:
Mare Barentsii
Latvian:
Barenca jūra
Limburgian:
Barentszziè
Lithuanian:
Barenco jūra
Livvi-Karelian:
Barencanmeri
Low Saxon/Low German:
Barentssee
Lower Sorbian:
Barentsowe mórjo
Macedonian:
Баренцово Море
Malay:
Laut Barents
Malayalam:
ബെരെന്റ്സ് കടൽ
Manx:
Mooir Barents
Marathi:
बारेंट्स समुद्र
Mazanderani:
بارنتس
Mingrelian:
ბარენციშ ზუღა
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Barents Hái
Mongolian:
Баренцын тэнгис
Northern Frisian:
Barents-Sia
Northern Sami:
Barentsáhpi
Norwegian:
Barentshavet
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Barentshavet
Occitan:
Mar de Barents
Ossetian:
Баренцы денджыз
Polish:
Morze Barentsa
Portuguese:
Mar de Barents
Punjabi:
ਬਰੰਟਸ ਸਾਗਰ
Romanian:
Marea Barents
Russia Buriat:
Баренцын тэнгис
Serbian:
Баренцово море
Serbo-Croatian:
Barentsovo more
Slovak:
Barentsovo more
Slovenian:
Barentsovo morje
South Azerbaijani:
بارنس دنیزی
Swahili:
Bahari ya Barents
Swedish:
Barents hav
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Баҳри Баренс
Tamil:
பேரன்ட்ஸ் கடல்
Tatar:
Баренц диңгезе
Telugu:
బేరెంట్స్ సముద్రం
Thai:
ทะเลแบเร็นตส์
Traditional Chinese:
巴倫支海
Turkish:
Barents Denizi
Ukrainian:
Баренцове море
Upper Sorbian:
Barentsowe morjo
Urdu:
بحیرۂ بیرنٹس
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Barens dengizi
Venetian:
Mar de Barents
Veps:
Barencan meri
Vietnamese:
Biển Barents
Waray:
Dagat Barents
Welsh:
Môr Barents
West Flemish:
Barentszzêe
West Frisian:
Barentssee
Western Punjabi:
بحیرہ بیرنٹس
Wu Chinese:
巴倫支海
Yiddish:
בארענטס ים
Yoruba:
Òkun Barents
The Barents Sea (Norwegian: Barentshavet; Russian: Баренцево море, romanized: Barentsevo More) is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean, located off the northern coasts of Norway and Russia and divided between Norwegian and Russian territorial waters. Known among Russians in the Middle Ages as the Murman Sea ("Norwegian Sea"), the current name of the sea is after the historical Dutch navigator Willem Barentsz.
This is a rather shallow shelf sea, with an average depth of 230 metres (750 ft), and it is an important site for both fishing and hydrocarbon exploration. The Barents Sea is bordered by the Kola Peninsula to the south, the shelf edge towards the Norwegian Sea to the west, and the archipelagos of Svalbard to the northwest, Franz Josef Land to the northeast, and Novaya Zemlya to the east. The islands of Novaya Zemlya, an extension of the northern end of the Ural Mountains, separate the Barents Sea from the Kara Sea.
Although part of the Arctic Ocean, the Barents Sea has been characterised as "turning into the Atlantic" because of its status as "the Arctic warming hot spot." Hydrologic changes due to global warming have led to a reduction in sea ice and in stratification of the water column, which could produce major changes in weather in Eurasia.
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| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Birnessite Formula: (Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
| ⓘ Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) Colour: bright green |
| ⓘ 'Feldspar Group' |
| ⓘ Feroxyhyte Formula: Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ Ferrihydrite Formula: Fe3+10O14(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ 'Hydrotroilite' Formula: FeS · H2O ? |
| ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ 'Mica Group' |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| ⓘ Natrolite Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Prehnite Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ 'Smectite Group' Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Stellerite Formula: Ca4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O Habit: small, semi-sperical, radial aggregates 0,5mm in diameter |
| ⓘ 'Stilbite Subgroup' Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O Habit: not very well developed crystals Colour: light yellowish pink Description: As a coating on the surface of a calcite vein |
| ⓘ Strontianite Formula: SrCO3 |
| ⓘ Vermiculite Formula: Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ Vernadite Formula: (Mn4+,Fe3+,Ca,Na)(O,OH)2 · nH2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Ferrihydrite | 4.FE.35 | Fe3+10O14(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Feroxyhyte | 4.FE.40 | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Vernadite | 4.FE.40 | (Mn4+,Fe3+,Ca,Na)(O,OH)2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Birnessite | 4.FL.45 | (Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Strontianite | 5.AB.15 | SrCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ | Prehnite | 9.DP.20 | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Muscovite var. Illite | 9.EC.15 | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| ⓘ | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | |
| ⓘ | Vermiculite | 9.EC.50 | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Natrolite | 9.GA.05 | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Stellerite | 9.GE.15 | Ca4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Stilbite Subgroup' | - | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
| ⓘ | 'Mica Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Hydrotroilite' | - | FeS · H2O ? |
| ⓘ | 'Smectite Group' | - | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Birnessite | (Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | ⓘ Feroxyhyte | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Ferrihydrite | Fe103+O14(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Stellerite | Ca4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O |
| H | ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Vernadite | (Mn4+,Fe3+,Ca,Na)(O,OH)2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Hydrotroilite | FeS · H2O ? |
| H | ⓘ Smectite Group | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Birnessite | (Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Feroxyhyte | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Ferrihydrite | Fe103+O14(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Stellerite | Ca4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O |
| O | ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Vernadite | (Mn4+,Fe3+,Ca,Na)(O,OH)2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Hydrotroilite | FeS · H2O ? |
| O | ⓘ Smectite Group | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Birnessite | (Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Vernadite | (Mn4+,Fe3+,Ca,Na)(O,OH)2 · nH2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Stellerite | Ca4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
| Al | ⓘ Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Stellerite | Ca4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Hydrotroilite | FeS · H2O ? |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Birnessite | (Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Stellerite | Ca4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Vernadite | (Mn4+,Fe3+,Ca,Na)(O,OH)2 · nH2O |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Birnessite | (Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O |
| Mn | ⓘ Vernadite | (Mn4+,Fe3+,Ca,Na)(O,OH)2 · nH2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Feroxyhyte | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Ferrihydrite | Fe103+O14(OH)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Vernadite | (Mn4+,Fe3+,Ca,Na)(O,OH)2 · nH2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Hydrotroilite | FeS · H2O ? |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Fossils
There are 77 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 1886 |
|---|---|
| Youngest Fossil Listed | 0.01 Ma (Pleistocene) |
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 541 Ma (Cambrian) |
| Stratigraphic Units | Click here to view 33 stratigraphic units. |
| Fossils from Region | Click here to show the list. |
| Fossil Localities | Click to show 61 fossil localities |
- Svalbard
- Late/Upper Triassic🐚 Cape Kheglina
- Permian🐚 Cape Selander
- Phanerozoic🐚 Deltadalen Member
- Phanerozoic🐚 Edgeoya Island
- Early/Lower Triassic🐚 Edgeøya Island
- Quaternary🐚 Extant Distribution
- Mesozoic🐚 Kapp Koburg
- Cambrian🐚 Krossoya
- Early/Lower Triassic🐚 Lomberget
- Early/Lower Triassic🐚 Lusitaniadalen Member
- Permian🐚 Palander Bay
- Phanerozoic🐚 Red Bay Series
- Phanerozoic🐚 Siegelfjellet
- Pleistocene🐚 Svalbard Pleistocene
- Quaternary🐚 Whaling Survey
- Hopen
- Spitsbergen
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barents_Sea |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q45823 |
| GeoNames ID: | 630674 |
Localities in this Region
- Barents Sea
- Svalbard
- Bear Island
- Troms og Finnmark
- Nordkapp
- Magerøya island
- Honningsvåg
- Magerøya island
- Vardø
- Nordkapp
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Kapp Roaldkvam, Måkeholmen, Bear Island, Svalbard, Norway