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EncyclopediaGreenland SeaGreenland Sea, arm of the Arctic Ocean, off the northeast coast of Greenland between Svalbard and Jan Mayen Island. It is the main outlet of the Arctic Ocean to the Atlantic. Because of drifting arctic ice, the northern part is rarely open to navigation. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. More on Greenland Sea from Infoplease:
- Siglufjörður - Siglufjörður Siglufjörður , town (1993 pop. 1,781), N Iceland, on the Greenland ...
- Eyjafjörður - Eyjafjörður Eyjafjörður , inlet of the Greenland Sea, longest (37 mi/60 km) and ...
- Húnaflói - Húnaflói Húnaflói or Huna Bay, inlet of the Greenland Sea, c.60 mi (100 ...
- Isfjorden - Isfjorden Isfjorden [Ice Fjord], inlet of the Greenland Sea and largest fjord of Spitsbergen ...
- Norwegian Sea - Norwegian Sea Norwegian Sea, part of the Atlantic Ocean, NW of Norway, between the Greenland Sea ...
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