Norwegian Sea
marginal sea in the North Atlantic Ocean
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Summary
Norwegian Sea is a marginal sea[1]. It draws 2,318 Wikipedia views per month (marginal sea category, ranking #15 of 27).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Norway[3]
- Inflows: Jökulsá á Dal[4], Namsen[5], Stjørdalselva[6]
- Basin country: Norway[7]
- Part of: North Atlantic Ocean[8]
- Commons category: Norwegian Sea[9]
- Has part(s): Trondheimsfjord[10], Storfjorden[11], Sognefjord[12], Nordfjord[13], Malangen[14], Hemnfjorden[15], Balsfjorden[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Norwegian Sea[17]
- Category for the water basin: Category:Norwegian Sea Basin[18]
- Described by source: Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition[19], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8[21]
- Category for people who died here: Q27308459[22]
- Area: 1,383,000 km²[23]
- Volume as quantity: 2,000,000 cubic kilometre[24]
- Vertical depth: 3970 m[25]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[26]
Why It Matters
Norwegian Sea has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]