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expand all sections collapse all sections  GAZ Term "Norwegian Sea" (GAZ:00008643)
Term Name Norwegian Sea
Term Accession GAZ:00008643
Aspect GAZ
Synonyms (2) Norskehavet {language: Norwegian}, Norway Sea {alternative name}
Definition A sea situated off the western coast of Norway and bounded by the southern extremity of the Vest-Spitsbergen on the North, by Jan Mayen Island on the West, and by Fuglo Island (in the Faeroe Islands) on the Southwest, are the following: On the Northwest: From South Cape (70 Degrees 49 Minutes 35 Seconds N - 9 Degrees 00 Minutes W), the southern extremity of Jan Mayen Island, northeastward, along the eastern coast of this island, to North Cape (71 Degrees 09 Minutes 35 Seconds N - 7 Degrees 58 Minutes W), the northern extremity thereof; and thence a line joining North Cape North Cape, the northern extremity of Jan Mayen Island, northeastward to South Cape (76 Degrees 28 Minutes N - 16 Degrees 37 Minutes E), the southern extremity of Sorkapp Island, off the southern coast of Vest-Spitsbergen (the common limit with the North Greenland Sea). On the Northeast: A line joining South Cape, the southern extremity of Sorkapp Island, southeastward to North Cape (74 Degrees 31 Minutes 15 Seconds N - 19 Degrees 06 Minutes 30 Seconds E), the northern extremity of Bjorn Island; thence from North Cape southward, along the western coast of Bjorn Island, to Cape Bull (74 Degrees 20 Minutes 40 Seconds N - 19 Degrees 05 Minutes E), the southern extremity of this island; and thence a line joining Cape Bull southeastward to North Cape (71 Degrees 10 Minutes 15 Seconds N - 25 Degrees 47 Minutes E), on the northern coast of Mageroy Island, off the northern coast of Norway (the common limit with the Barents Sea). On the East: From North Cape southwestward, along the western coast of Norway, to the parallel of 61 Degrees N. On the South: A line joining the coast of Norway westward, along the parallel of 61 Degrees N, to position 61 Degrees N - 0 Degrees 53 Minutes W, on the Hebridean Shelf (the common limit with the North Sea); and thence from position 61 Degrees N - 0 Degrees 53 Minutes W northwestward to the northeastern extremity of Fuglo Island (62 Degrees 20 Minutes 35 Seconds N - 6 Degrees 14 Minutes 50 Seconds W), in the Faroe Islands (the common limit with the North Atlantic Ocean). On the West: A line joining the northeastern extremity of Fuglo Island northward to South Cape (70 Degrees 49 Minutes 35 Seconds N - 9 Degrees 00 Minutes W), the southern extremity of Jan Mayn Island (the common limit with the Iceland Sea).
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