GEOGRAPHY THROUGH MAPS
Norwegian Sea
West of Norway, the Norwegian Sea lies between the North Atlantic and Arctic marine systems. Warm Atlantic-origin water transported north helps explain Norway’s relatively mild coast at high latitude.
Fast Facts
- Norway forms its eastern margin; Iceland and the Greenland Sea lie to the west and northwest.
- It connects southward with the North Atlantic and northward toward the Arctic gateways.
- It is commonly treated as a North Atlantic marginal sea within the wider Nordic seas.
Connected lessons
- Norwegian SeaMap, explanation and practice
- North Atlantic connectionsGuided exploration
Geographical connections
- North SeaRelated places
- Barents SeaRelated places
- Scandinavian MountainsRelated places
- White SeaRelated places
- Scandinavian PeninsulaRelated places
- SvalbardRelated places
- Jan MayenRelated places