Norwegian Sea

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Recently, UK fighter jets intercepted a Russian maritime patrol aircraft after it “repeatedly approached” a carrier strike group in the Norwegian Sea.

About Norwegian Sea

• It is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean, bordered by Norway to the northwest, Greenland to the southeast, and Iceland to the east.
• Borders: The Barents Sea (northeast), separated from the Atlantic Ocean in the southwest by a submarine ridge that spans from Iceland to the Faroe Islands. 
• In the north, the Norwegian Sea is separated from the Greenland Sea by the Jan Mayen Ridge.
• It was formed when the Eurasian Plate and the North American Plate began to separate approximately 250 million years ago. 
• Currents
  • The warm North Atlantic current pushes the warm waters through the Norwegian Sea into the Barents Sea.
  • The cold East Iceland Current transfers the cold water from the Norwegian Sea towards Iceland.
  • This thermal mixing of the warm and cold currents creates excellent fishing grounds in the Norwegian Sea.
  • It acts as a transition zone between boreal and Arctic climatic conditions and therefore its habitat shares the characteristics from both these climates.

Source: BBC

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