Barents Sea

Summary

Barents Sea is a marginal sea^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of marginal_sea entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,954 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Barents Sea is in the country of Russia^[3].
• Barents Sea is in the country of Norway^[4].
• Barents Sea is in the country of Soviet Union^[5].
• Barents Sea is in the country of Russian Empire^[6].
• Barents Sea's instance of is recorded as marginal sea^[7].
• Willem Barents is named after Barents Sea^[8].
• Barents Sea's inflows is recorded as Kharlovka^[9].
• Barents Sea's inflows is recorded as Varzina^[10].
• Barents Sea's inflows is recorded as Tuloma^[11].
• Barents Sea's inflows is recorded as Rynda^[12].
• Barents Sea's inflows is recorded as Iokanga^[13].
• Barents Sea's inflows is recorded as Indiga^[14].
• Barents Sea's inflows is recorded as Vostochnaya Litsa^[15].
• Barents Sea's inflows is recorded as More-Yu^[16].
• Barents Sea's inflows is recorded as Pyosha^[17].
• Barents Sea's inflows is recorded as Anikieva^[18].
• Barents Sea's inflows is recorded as Zolotaya^[19].
• Barents Sea's inflows is recorded as Kachalovka^[20].
• Barents Sea's inflows is recorded as Malaya Litsa^[21].
• Barents Sea's inflows is recorded as Olyonka^[22].
• Barents Sea's inflows is recorded as Plotno^[23].
• Barents Sea's inflows is recorded as Puzyreva^[24].
• Barents Sea's inflows is recorded as Chyosha^[25].
• Barents Sea's inflows is recorded as Tipanova^[26].
• Barents Sea's inflows is recorded as Romantics River^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Russia^[3], a sovereign state^[28], in Russia^[29], founded in 1991^[30]; Norway^[4], a sovereign state^[31], in Norway^[32], founded in 1905^[33]; Soviet Union^[5], a federal republic^[34], in Soviet Union^[35], founded in 1922^[36]; and Russian Empire^[6], an empire^[37], in Russian Empire^[38], founded in 1721^[39]. Barents Sea is part of Arctic Ocean^[40].

Designation and Status

Barents Sea's instance of is recorded as marginal sea^[7].

History and Context

Willem Barents is named after Barents Sea^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Barents Sea include Barentshav-class offshore patrol vessel^[41], a ship class^[42].

Why It Matters

Barents Sea ranks in the top 7% of marginal_sea entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,954 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] It is known by 100 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Entities named for it include Barentshav-class offshore patrol vessel^[41], a ship class^[42].